English translation of "grandes oreilles,les oubliées des politiques" - "the intelligence service, the Cinderella of social policy"

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141 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	grandes oreilles,les oubliées des politiques
Context:	On apprend le russe et, à l'âge mur, c'est de l'arabe dont on a besoin. Les grandes oreilles, les...
Keywords:	oubliées des politiques sociales...Spy culture.

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141 months ago

martynback wrote:

the intelligence service, the Cinderella of social policy

My comment:

"les grandes oreilles" means the French intelligence service.

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141 months ago

wrote:

or just "the forgotten of social policies"

141 months ago

martynback wrote:

I disagree, as "the forgotten" is usually a collective noun (like "the poor" or "the old"). Using it to refer to a single entity sounds stilted. You need to add a noun: the forgotten [something] of social policy. I think "the Cinderella of..." is fine here.

141 months ago

martynback wrote:

It's also a colourful image, and this compensates a bit for losing the imagery of "grandes oreilles".

141 months ago

martynback wrote:

or just "the forgotten of social policies"

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