bicéphalisme - What is the English translation? English translators help arts English translators with the translation of bicéphalisme

Conges terminology question

183 months ago

Geea (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Arts / Entertainment
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	bicéphalisme
Context:	les forces du [organisation] offrent un visage perpétuellement lumineux et sarcastique,
Keywords:	bicéphalisme typiquement [nom] ... /// This and the last question are in a text talking about an orchestra conductor and his work

The answer of JIGGSLAW- Coordinator of the Linguist-Lawyers Network was rated best

(the most important/leading/highest/main) dualism typical of

My comment:

I would understand "bicéphalisme" as dualism
Dualism:" The condition of being double; duality."

For me words like "paradoxical or incongruency" imply a special kind of contradiction. Although "lumineux et sarcastique" are not opposed in meaning. Therefore I would not use these terms for your text. I would use dualism because this term doesn't imply any special kind of contradiction and bring the sense of duality.

Additionally, in order to give emphasis to the double-headed meaning of "bicéphalisme", I would suggest to use a synonym of head (adjective)

Main Entry: head
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: most important; chief
Synonyms: arch, champion, first, foremost, front, highest, leading, main, pioneer, preeminent, premier, prime, principal, stellar, supreme, topmost

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dualism