D french-speaking community

[Jonathan M Davis]

On Friday, November 08, 2013 23:51:16 Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 11/8/13 11:43 PM, Raphaël Jakse wrote:
> > Le 09/11/2013 08:21, John J a écrit :
> >> On 11/09/2013 01:40 AM, Philippe Sigaud wrote:
> >>> I don't even know how to say 'template' in French.
> >> 
> >> Do they really need to translate keywords like 'template' into French,
> >> for that matter into any other language?
> > 
> > I've still not translated the chapter about template so I have not
> > decided anything yet.
> > 
> > My guideline is to translate everything (I hate speaking/reading about
> > computer science with people who use three English works by French
> > sentance) and give the English counterpart the first time to be able to
> > find help in the English world.
> > 
> > Also, using French words when speaking about computer science helps
> > speaking about computer science with people who are not into it, I'm
> > really attached to this.
> > 
> > The French translation for template is "modèle", I think I'll use this
> > one. I'm okay with also giving the English "template" in my translation,
> > but not use it (If somebody disagrees, I'm open to talk)
> > 
> > I had a really hard time translating "slice". I opted for "tranche".
> 
> morceau?

I suppose that that would work, but I believe that tranche would be the more 
direct translation (certainly, it's what's used when talking about slices of 
bread). However, I don't know if there's another word that happens to have 
more accurate connotations in this case.

Given French's more limited vocabulary and resistance to adding new words, 
translating technical terms has got to be a royal pain (and then L'Académie 
Française gets ticked when folks use English words for new stuff). I had my 
desktop in French for a while at one point, which definitely improved my 
vocabulary. For better or worse, a lot of technical words seem to get 
translated very literally, which gets interesting sometimes (particularly when 
there doesn't seem to really be a direct translation available). But I expect 
that it's often the same in other languages, though maybe some of them are 
more open to just using the English word.

- Jonathan M Davis