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Bauernschläue

French translation: bon sens paysan

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German term or phrase:Bauernschläue
French translation:bon sens paysan
Entered by: AnneMarieG

18:01 Aug 13, 2010
German to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: Bauernschläue
Bonsoir,
je suis en train de traduire la description d'un personnage sympathique, qui n'est pas particulièrement lettré, mais qui fait preuve de beaucoup de bonté et dont on dit qu'il possède de la "Bauernschläue".

Je veux éviter d'employer le terme de 'rusé' parce que ce serait négatif et qu'il s'agit ici plutôt d'un "sage".

La phrase en question : "Er besaß eine natürliche Weisheit,
die der sogenannten *Bauernschläue* nicht ferne
war."

Merci d'avance !
AnneMarieG
France
Local time: 05:46
simple bon sens
Explanation:
das war vorhin schon mein spontaner Einfall, als ich die Frage zum ersten Mal gesehen habe ...
Selected response from:

Renate Radziwill-Rall
France
Local time: 05:46
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle; die Antwort trifft aber meinen Kontext am besten.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5simple bon sens
Renate Radziwill-Rall
4 +2roublardise/ être madré/ rusé, madré
Michael Hesselnberg (X)
4ruse paysanne
Eric Hahn


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
roublardise/ être madré/ rusé, madré


Explanation:
Bauernschläue f finasserie f; ruse f de paysan; roublardise f
madré [] adj (bauern)schlau; gerieben; gerissen; pfiffig; durchtrieben


Langenscheidt

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Note added at 17 minutes (2010-08-13 18:18:45 GMT)
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Mots, citations, expressions et tournures classiques et modernes.Synonymes de rusé. Madré (paysan madré), futé, matois (un vieux paysan matois). Sein, téton, mamelle, poitrine. Mamelon : Bout du sein chez la

Michael Hesselnberg (X)
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke Michael, aber das ist doch alles eher negativ...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  M-G: on dit aussi filouterie paysanne
12 mins
  -> danke Dir und schönen Abend :-)
agree  belitrix: filouterie paysanne - OUI il faisait preuve d'une sagesse naturelle pas loin de la filouterie paysanne. OUI
18 mins
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
simple bon sens


Explanation:
das war vorhin schon mein spontaner Einfall, als ich die Frage zum ersten Mal gesehen habe ...

Renate Radziwill-Rall
France
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle; die Antwort trifft aber meinen Kontext am besten.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Wirklich herzlichen Dank, Renate, und ein schönes Wochenende!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Christophe Vieillard
1 hr
  -> Dankeschön
agree  Hélène ALEXIS: bon sens paysan
2 hrs
  -> Dankeschön
agree  Marion Hallouet
15 hrs
  -> Dankeschön
agree  Beba Maranz: bon sens paysan; le personnage se voit attribuer une grande bonté, donc en principe de la droiture; madré, rusé, roublard sont péjoratifs et ne conviennent pas
16 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Cosmonipolita
21 hrs
  -> merci
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ruse paysanne


Explanation:
genau genommen

Eric Hahn
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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