Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dizainier
English translation:
single-decade rosary
Added to glossary by
DLyons
Sep 17, 2015 10:28
8 yrs ago
French term
dizainier
French to English
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Religion
Religious Jewellery
Hi, I'm translating a catalogue for religious jewellery, and I'm not sure if we have an equivalent term for "dizainier" in English?
I can't give much context as it mainly appears as a title or above images which I can't attach here. I did find this definition though:
"Un dizainier est aussi un objet de piété constitué en général d'une croix et de 10 grains ou créneaux; aide à la prière et à la méditation, il prend le relais du chapelet sous une forme plus simplifiée et plus discrète."
The images I have seem to fit this: there are different versions, but they all seem to be either a bracelet or small necklace made of beads and either a cross or a small medal or symbol.
Does anyone know what we call this in English? Thanks!
I can't give much context as it mainly appears as a title or above images which I can't attach here. I did find this definition though:
"Un dizainier est aussi un objet de piété constitué en général d'une croix et de 10 grains ou créneaux; aide à la prière et à la méditation, il prend le relais du chapelet sous une forme plus simplifiée et plus discrète."
The images I have seem to fit this: there are different versions, but they all seem to be either a bracelet or small necklace made of beads and either a cross or a small medal or symbol.
Does anyone know what we call this in English? Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | one-decade rosary |
DLyons
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| 5 +1 | rosary with ten beads |
Jean Augustin Ghomsi
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| 4 -1 | dizainier |
philgoddard
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Sep 28, 2015 10:49: DLyons Created KOG entry
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one-decade rosary
I think the ten beads are meant for counting.
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philgoddard
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dizainier
It can be a rosary as we normally understand it, ie a set of beads on a string. But if Google Images is anything to go by, the beads are often fixed in position around the edge.
Unless you have pictures and you know that they're all ten-bead stringed rosaries, I'd leave it in French.
Unless you have pictures and you know that they're all ten-bead stringed rosaries, I'd leave it in French.
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AllegroTrans
: Would any EN-speaker understand the FR term?
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No, depending on the target readership, you would probably need to include a few words of explanation.
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David Hayes
: I do think this needs to be translated, especially since a standard English term is available. http://www.catholicgiftshop.co.uk/one_decade_rosaries___sing...
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But there isn't. Most people would understand a rosary to mean a string of beads. If you look at Google Images, the majority of "dizainiers" are not.
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Jean Augustin Ghomsi
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rosary with ten beads
It is about the size of the rosary.
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