English translation of "qui le portent" - "which bear it"

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113 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Sciences / Non-fiction books
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	qui le portent
Context:	...à l’insu parfois du conscient moderne des scientifiques qui le portent et de leur « gestion » d’un « système terre » vu d’en haut.... I know I'm tired, but 'qui le portent' is making no sense at all here.
Keywords:	Climate change

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113 months ago

wrote:

Who carry it

113 months ago

wrote:

who support it/bear the weight of it

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113 months ago

wrote:

I agree, since "portent" is in the plural.

113 months ago

wrote:

which bear it

My comment:

"le" must refer to something in the beginning of the sentence which you don't give us

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113 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

Au contraire, that IS the whole sentence. And it's at the beginning of the paragraph too! 'le' seems to refer to 'le conscient moderne' - at least that's the only grammatical fit.

113 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

Sorry - the missing first word of the sentence is 'Ainsi, ....' Don't think it gets us very far though!

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