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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

jeu de foulards

English translation:

set of scarves

Added to glossary by Sarah Bessioud
Dec 22, 2011 14:36
12 yrs ago
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French term

jeu de foulards

French to English Marketing Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino Educational games/equipment
Hello

I am currently translating a brochure for a company who selll educational toys/equipment, and also motor skills toys/equipment.

So far, 500,000 words in, everything has been fine and made sense, until I come across this sentence: Livré démonté avec des tapis et un jeu de foulards.

The latter term has me confused as I know that this game is basically a playground strangling game, and it doesn't fit with the context of the remainder of the text.

Can anyone shed any light please?

I did consider dress up material, but it's not right either as preceding sentences in the ST are similar to this one: Tout en s'amusant, les enfants vont développer leurs aptitudes physiques en grimpant, rampant, glissant, sautant...et leur coordination.

The game they are describing is a climbing game for young children.

Many thanks in advance

S
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 set of scarves
Change log

Jan 5, 2012 10:42: Sarah Bessioud Created KOG entry

Discussion

Kelly Harrison Dec 23, 2011:
Horrible game, I have witnessed fully grown adults playing it on two occasions - both times there was some falling over and twitching involved. I'm so glad I grew up in England where we have marijuana...
Bourth (X) Dec 22, 2011:
Set of scarves Maybe the scarves are used to identify different teams competing against each other, and/or serve as trophies to be collected by different teams, like some "race for the flag" video games or team games on TV.

As for the jeu du foulard it is not as innocent as pulling each other's scarves. It's a deliberate self-strangulation aimed at achieving an altered (temporarily, hopefully) mental state, I believe, if not a form of "chicken". Rather less innocuous than spinning round and round till you get giddy and can't walk straight and/or fall over, but the same sort of "childhood fun". In later life they use drugs for much the same effect, equally non-innocuously, or race cars head on at each other to see who chickens out first.
Stéphanie Denton (X) (asker) Dec 22, 2011:
Blindfolding I know JdM ;) fear not. In which case, set of scarves makes perfect sense.
Thanks.
Stéphanie Denton (X) (asker) Dec 22, 2011:
Strangling game Because in the playground in France, children will pull each others' scarves and strangle one another, it's a little like chinese burns, inflicting pain. A bit like slapping hands with rulers...
Sarah Bessioud Dec 22, 2011:
Sorry, I was just joking with the blindfolding ;-) I've attended many a "gym" class with my two girls and these scarves have been used (together with ribbons) in many ways on climbing apparatus - I think mainly to attract the child's attention, make him/her curious and get him/her "exploring". They can be tied on to hang down from bars, or used to cover parts of the apparatus. The ones I have seen in use have always been brightly colored and fairly see-through, obviously so that the child doesn't get too upset if one happens to fall over his/her head.
DLyons Dec 22, 2011:
In that case, I don't see why you call it a "strangling game" Stéphanie?
Stéphanie Denton (X) (asker) Dec 22, 2011:
Game The game is for young children to climb, crawl up, go under/over. It's a bit like a jungle gym :) sounds fun, anyhow, although I don't know if I'd let my 2 year old be blindfolded whilst doing it. But that could make sense in the context? To help them gain balance/confidence?
Sarah Bessioud Dec 22, 2011:
Perhaps they need to climb with a blindfold ;-) I can't imagine what else it could be apart from scarves. What exactly does the game involve?
Stéphanie Denton (X) (asker) Dec 22, 2011:
Set of scarves I did consider this, but it has no relevance to the actual game. They are discussing climbing material, such as benches,mats, pads, etc.
DLyons Dec 22, 2011:
If this is a strangling game (how appropriate for young children???) then aren't the foulards just the choke scarves used in the game?

Not sure if it helps but foulard is also "Machine servant à encoller les étoffes et à leur donner de l'apprêt."

Proposed translations

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set of scarves

These are quite commonly used in motor skills groups for young children:

http://www.huspo.ch/epages/Huspo.sf/fr_FR/?ViewObjectID=1279...

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-12-22 14:48:23 GMT)
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http://www.edhelperbaby.com/weekly/week_35_Movement_Scarves_...

The following activities are designed to encourage your baby's cognitive development through the use of movement scarves. As you work on each activity, persuade your baby to push, poke, drop, pull, wave, twirl, and toss the scarves.
Peer comment(s):
agree DLyons : Yes, I'm relieved to find they are not rumals or puggaree after all!
30 mins
Thanks
agree Jocelyne Cuenin
8 days
Merci et bonne année ;-)
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