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Jan 21, 2019 18:04
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French term
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Native in: English 
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empreint d'une délicate tendresse
French to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In A Book Review
Contexte:
[Name of book] ne saurait être réduit à un roman passionnant, pétri d’érudition, car il possède ce “supplément d’âme” qui appartient aux œuvres qui naissent et reflètent l’empathie entre l’auteur et son sujet. Ainsi, [the author], qui a voué une vie entière d’étude et de recherches au grand Génois, écrit un ouvrage empreint d’une délicate tendresse qui se veut avant tout « un hommage personnel à l’auteur d’une aventure qui a changé à jamais l’histoire du monde, ouvrant les portes à la Modernité ».
I'm trying to avoid the use of the word tender/tenderness, in this case.
Merci,
Barbara
[Name of book] ne saurait être réduit à un roman passionnant, pétri d’érudition, car il possède ce “supplément d’âme” qui appartient aux œuvres qui naissent et reflètent l’empathie entre l’auteur et son sujet. Ainsi, [the author], qui a voué une vie entière d’étude et de recherches au grand Génois, écrit un ouvrage empreint d’une délicate tendresse qui se veut avant tout « un hommage personnel à l’auteur d’une aventure qui a changé à jamais l’histoire du monde, ouvrant les portes à la Modernité ».
I'm trying to avoid the use of the word tender/tenderness, in this case.
Merci,
Barbara
Proposed translations
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Change log
Jan 22, 2019 01:12: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "empreint d\\\'une délicate tendresse" to "empreint d\'une délicate tendresse "
Proposed translations
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Ana Vozone
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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French term (edited):
empreint d\'une délicate tendresse
imbued with delicate gentleness
Reference:
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French term (edited):
empreint d\'une délicate tendresse
imbued with benevolence
A bit of a stretch, perhaps, but I think it may get at the idea you're looking for.
Note from asker:
| Yes, IMO, you're much closer to the general idea than the other answers offered, but the idea of "sensitivity" is important in this case, too. |
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: I don't think 'imbued with benevolence' really works in this kind of expression — though of course 'offers a benevolent view of...' etc. would work a lot better.
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French term (edited):
empreint d\'une délicate tendresse
imbued with a mindful solicitude
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French term (edited):
empreint d'une délicate tendresse
instilled with (a) discreet affection
Like I said, the wider context will almost certainly have a huge influence on the way to take this; but as you are seeking to avoid 'tenderness', then 'affection' is another viable translation; likewise, if you want to avoid 'delicate' (and it all really depends on what the writer really meant: whether it was with a light brushstroke, ...), then you might consider the other sense of 'délicat' and by extension 'délicatesse', associated with 'politeness', so maybe here the sense of 'discreet'.
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Note added at 26 mins (2019-01-21 18:30:46 GMT)
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Maybe 'infused' would be better; would have to read the actual book to get a better idea of how it comes across.
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Note added at 26 mins (2019-01-21 18:30:46 GMT)
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Maybe 'infused' would be better; would have to read the actual book to get a better idea of how it comes across.
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
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Accuracy and A1 presentation
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French term (edited):
empreint d\'une délicate tendresse
infused with subtle sensitivity / a soft touch
mes suggestions
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: A 'soft touch' has a colloquial meaning that would be wholly unwelcome here! But in any case, I don't think we'de ever say that something was 'infused with a soft touch', would we?
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OK, Tony, thank you for your opinion.
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GILLES MEUNIER
: j'aime bien subtle sensitivity
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Merci, Gilou.
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katsy
: agree with Tony re 'soft touch', but I think "subtle sensitivity" hits the right note for this book review
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Thank you, katsy.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: with katsy
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Thank you, Yvonne.
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Francois Boye
United States
United States
Native in French
Specializes in field
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.
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a book with a touch of tenderness
My take
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GILLES MEUNIER
: a book ?
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'écrit un ouvrage empreint d'une delicate tendresse' dit le texte.
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Discussion
Although there was plenty of clues that it was about Cristóbal Colón, expecting useful suggestions based only on the information you have made available was a bit ... optimistic?
Thanks to all for your input.
I'm trying to avoid words like "delicate" and "tender/tenderness".