English translation of "voué aux ténèbres" - "destined for a life of darkness"

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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

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162 months ago

Rita Solis Radius - Conseil en Création Littéraire wrote:

damned/ or dedicated/ or condemned to the darkness

My comment:

Here's a child born in the fear of the Lord and damned to the darkness

162 months ago

Geoff Bing wrote:

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

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