Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

(une guerre) perlée

English translation:

drop-by-drop war

Added to glossary by Anne Spence
Jul 16, 2006 14:42
17 yrs ago
French term

(une guerre) perlée

French to English Other Government / Politics An African country
In a document about the current political situation in an African country. Context: "Mais, plutôt que l’un ou l’autre de ces scénarii, on peut penser qu’à l’instar de la situation qu’a connue [country A (the subject of the report)] entre 1978 et 1986, c’est la guerre qui sera le résultat de ces différentes stratégies, une *guerre perlée*sans cause, ni vainqueurs ni vaincus mais qui entretiendra la crise en [region X] et alimentera celle en [country B].

Proposed translations

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drop-by-drop war

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Perfect - what a great reference too. Thank you so much."
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war of attrition/long-drawn-out war

A couple of tentative suggestions. Grève perlée can mean a go slow, so maybe like a go slow it has the capacity to go on and on?
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