SC - contrefait - contrefact

[Woeller D]

Woeller D wrote:
Oops- speaking of 'innacurate'- my mispelling of counterfeit didn'y hit
me until I had already sent. Mea culpa.
Angelique
(Humbly baring her back for the scourge she so richly deserves)

> 
> Charles McCN wrote:
> >
> > >       Agreed!!!
> > >       Now what about the origin of "contre"?
> > >               Lord Robert de QuelQuePart
> > >       P. S.: I assure you that it means conter (oc or look alike).
> >
> > Off the top of my head:
> >
> >   contre (fr) = contra (L) = counter (Eng) as in counter-measure,
> > contretemps. An exact meaning is a bit tricky to pin down, especially in
> > this context. It has a meaning of exchange, or against something. The
> > sense of the whole word is similar to substitute.
> >
> > Charles = ragnar
> 
> Contre can be translated as 'against', fait as 'fact'. Contrefait is
> 'against the fact', or counterfit. In other words 'mock'. Hope this
> helps, and isn't redundant to prior messages.  Translating is an
> innacurate business at best, as nuance, connotation and associaton are
> assumed within an original language, and don't always cross over.
> Hugs & Pinches
> Angelique
> P.S. My degree is in languages & Journalism/PR/Communication. I studied
> mostly French & Spanish, but have studied or been exposed to a little
> bit of many other languages (Latin, Italian, German, Russian, Polish
> common dialect, some Arabic forms). I don't use any of them oftem, and
> am horribly rusty, but if anyone ever needs help, I would help, if I
> can. No PROMISES as to my accuracy, mind you, just that I will try my
> best.
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