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162 months ago

Chantal Low (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

voué aux ténèbres

Context:

Voilà un enfant né dans la crainte du Seigneur et voué aux ténèbres, ...

Keywords:

Doomed? - thanks about your help

 

 

The answer of Geoff Bing  See profile was rated best

destined for a life of darkness

My comment:

i think doomed is good in itself to be honest, but undertranslated.
i heard once "doomed to a world of silent screams" when speaking of mental illness, that might work, depending on context, plus it's a bit over translated.
Maybe also "destined for/doomed to a life of obscurity/darkness" - that's my favourite, all things considered