English translation of "please see entire question" - "notwithstanding the imperial protocol with which the Reichsmarschall secured them to his quadriga"

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52 months ago

Barbara R Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	please see entire question
Context:	Goering, homme de décision, ﬁt connaître le jour suivant les conséquences pratiques à tirer de ses directives : les objets d’art que le Führer désire acquérir et ceux que lui-même a choisis avec l’intention de les acheter pour sa collection, devront être chargés immédiatement dans deux wagons de chemin de fer accrochés à son train spécial pour le retour à Berlin. Le sort en était donc jeté – les œuvres d’art conﬁsquées étaient purement et simplement enlevées – [quel que fût le protocole impérial avec lequel le Reichsmarschall les attachait à son char]. J’ai souvent pensé que Goering se donnait la comédie et que tout ce processus avait été rêvé avant d’être réalisé. Il jouissait de se voir traînant après lui les trophées d’une victoire. Goering carrying away stolen works of art from Jeu de Paume, as it they were spoils of war he should have been entitled to, as if he were a great conqueror or king. Looking for a translation of the phrase in brackets. Thank you very much.

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52 months ago

CMD wrote:

notwithstanding the imperial protocol with which the Reichsmarschall secured them to his quadriga

My comment:

ad char:
1.chariot, charette, quadrige 2. tank 3. bluff, tromperie, mensonge
[jeu de mots sémantique, a kind of pun?]

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52 months ago

martynback wrote:

whatever imperial protocol the R. used to hitch them to his wagon.

My comment:

The image even works better in English because you have the double meaning of "wagon": he literally put the artworks on a train.

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52 months ago

wrote:

Isn't it more like "hitched them or added/loaded them onto his chariot", as if he was some kind of victorious king warrior? Goering seemed to be a personality that was quite delusional and full of himself.

52 months ago

martynback wrote:

If you like, but the "chariot" expression doesn't really exist in English and the "hitch something to one's wagon" expression does...and because a train is involved I think it works rather well. He literally hitched train carriages (wagons) together to carry off the booty.

52 months ago

martynback wrote:

I don't think we call train carriages "wagons" here in the US. Because of that, I don't think I will use it. I did think about using "carriage", though. I' believe I will opt for the over-the-top interpretation, "chariot", because G always manifested a grandiose kind of self-importance.

52 months ago

martynback wrote:

You're right - you call them cars. So my solution doesn't work in US English. Yours is fine.

52 months ago

martynback wrote:

Yes, that's right. Thanks for your confirmation, otherwise.

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