The other day we were translating a text about the gods of the Nile from Spanish into French. According to the source text, the god was accustomed to sailing down the river “en una corteza sagrada”. This literally means “a piece of sacred tree bark”. The French was, logically enough, “sur une écorce sacrée”. We … Continue reading Translating a Sacred Tree Bark?
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Translating a Sacred Tree Bark?
The other day we were translating a text about the gods of the Nile from Spanish into French. According to the source text, the god was accustomed to sailing down the river “en una corteza sagrada”. This literally means “a piece of sacred tree bark”. The French was, logically enough, “sur une écorce sacrée”. We … Continue reading Translating a Sacred Tree Bark?