Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
"brûlot subversif"
English translation:
the film... is a subversive, blistering attack on ...
Added to glossary by
Marian Vieyra
Jun 9, 2020 16:44
3 yrs ago
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French term
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"brûlot subversif"
French to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Ce film de collages, de libres associations d'idées, est un brûlot subversif qui tire à boulets rouges sur les cibles chères aux surréalistes : l'Eglise, l'armée et la classe bourgeoise.
This is a subtitle text to be translated. It is talking about an actor pronning surrealism. He tries to instill surrealism in the least film he acts.
Can anyone explains what [s]he understands in reading the whole sentence? To me "brûlot subversif" sounds like hard criticism but i am not sure of it and don't know how to really put it.
This is a subtitle text to be translated. It is talking about an actor pronning surrealism. He tries to instill surrealism in the least film he acts.
Can anyone explains what [s]he understands in reading the whole sentence? To me "brûlot subversif" sounds like hard criticism but i am not sure of it and don't know how to really put it.
Proposed translations
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| 3 | the film... is a subversive, blistering attack on ... |
Marian Vieyra
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| 3 +3 | subversive/destructive attack |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 | subversive red-hot movie |
Francois Boye
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Change log
Jun 15, 2020 07:41: Marian Vieyra Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
2 days 15 hrs
Marian Vieyra
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Related KudoZ points
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4
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the film... is a subversive, blistering attack on ...
As 'tirer à boulets rouges' has come to mean a violent attack on someone or to lay into someone, I think the two concepts could be merged into one.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
6 mins
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Laudable Lady Linguist
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Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
subversive/destructive attack
A fierce or blistering attack that is destructive.
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Note added at 10 mins (2020-06-09 16:54:19 GMT)
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Or which is inflammatory, ruinous (destructive), or undermines:
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/subversive
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Note added at 15 mins (2020-06-09 16:59:10 GMT)
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Subversion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion
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Note added at 10 mins (2020-06-09 16:54:19 GMT)
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Or which is inflammatory, ruinous (destructive), or undermines:
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/subversive
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Note added at 15 mins (2020-06-09 16:59:10 GMT)
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Subversion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion
Peer comment(s):
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Nicky Over
: This sounds right
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Thank you, Nicky.
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| agree |
Philippa Smith
: I'd go for "inflammatory, subversive movie".
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Thank you, Philippa.
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| agree |
Charlotte Revill
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Thanks, Charlotte.
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Francois Boye
United States
United States
Native in French
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
subversive red-hot movie
my take
Discussion
I thought maybe "battleship", but battleships can't be subversive. What else rains destruction on everything around it?
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brûlot