Kenny同志 Posted August 11, 2016 at 01:51 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 at 01:51 PM Hi folks, Still working on the book. In Chapter 9, I came across this French place name, i.e.Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Is it possible to translate it into English? If I knew what it meant in English, I might be able to give it a Chinese name. Any help will be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted August 11, 2016 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 at 02:08 PM Wow, this is near where I lived in Montreal, used to go past it on the way home from the shops. Its English name is Our Lady of Grace have a look here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame-de-Gr%C3%A2ce Hope this helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted August 11, 2016 at 02:34 PM Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 at 02:34 PM Thanks very much, Shelly. This certainly helps! : D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhead Posted August 16, 2016 at 03:37 AM Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 at 03:37 AM But when you say Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, local people don't think about grace or lady saints or anything like that. It's just a place name. English speakers usually just say "NDG". In Chinese I would expect a phonetic translation with no regard to meaning, like 麦当劳 "maidanglao" for McDonald's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted August 16, 2016 at 03:48 AM Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 at 03:48 AM Thanks for the note, Mudhead. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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