is there an equivalent expression in french/spanish/italian?
leap of faith
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In Italian, without doubt, it is "salto di fede". This is used in both the original Kirkegaardian sense (he actually wrote: Leap TO Faith), in the religious sense, and, as in English, just to say that you have to believe and then do it, without, necessarily, having sure knowledge of the outcome.
In French, "acte de confiance" has a very religious meaning and you can find "saut de confiance" and "saut de la foi", which also have religious meaning, but not specified prayers, like the "acte de foi" and the "acte d'expérance".
I have also found "acte de la croyance" which seems the most logical for the non-religious meaning.
Yes, but «acte de la croyance» doesn't sound right in French. The usual term is «acte de foi», which does not necessarily have a religious connotation.
I have never heard of «saut de confiance» or «saut de la foi».
I have never heard of «saut de confiance» or «saut de la foi».
Oui, "acte de foi" est le plus utilisé.
Et pour un sens non religieux, "acte de confiance", "preuve de confiance" ou tout simplement "confiance", selon le contexte, me paraissent marcher.
(ChiMike, le mot n'est pas "expérance" mais "espérance", et dans le langage courant on dit plutôt "espoir" même si le sens peut-être un peu différent... et je n'ai jamais entendu dire "acte d'espérance" ni "acte d'espoir")
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Yes, "acte de foi" is the most currently used.
And for a non-religious meaning, "acte de confiance", "preuve de confiance" ou tout simplement "confiance", depending on the context, seem great to me.
(ChiMike, the word isn't "expérance" but "espérance", and in colloquial language we'd rather say "espoir", even if the meaning can be a little different... and I never heard people say "acte d'espérance" nor "acte d'espoir")
Et pour un sens non religieux, "acte de confiance", "preuve de confiance" ou tout simplement "confiance", selon le contexte, me paraissent marcher.
(ChiMike, le mot n'est pas "expérance" mais "espérance", et dans le langage courant on dit plutôt "espoir" même si le sens peut-être un peu différent... et je n'ai jamais entendu dire "acte d'espérance" ni "acte d'espoir")
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Yes, "acte de foi" is the most currently used.
And for a non-religious meaning, "acte de confiance", "preuve de confiance" ou tout simplement "confiance", depending on the context, seem great to me.
(ChiMike, the word isn't "expérance" but "espérance", and in colloquial language we'd rather say "espoir", even if the meaning can be a little different... and I never heard people say "acte d'espérance" nor "acte d'espoir")
Excellentes idées Aroumpf, avec ces deux expressions je crois qu'on peut traduire au moins 90% des utilisations de "leap of faith".
"Faire un pari sur l'avenir" implies there is a "bet", some kind of "investment" that might or might not work in the future ; "faire un saut dans l'inconnu" might be even more undetermined ("the unknown") but to me, it also means the one who takes that "leap" has more "faith" and uses it more than reason or logic to make that choice.
"Faire un pari sur l'avenir" implies there is a "bet", some kind of "investment" that might or might not work in the future ; "faire un saut dans l'inconnu" might be even more undetermined ("the unknown") but to me, it also means the one who takes that "leap" has more "faith" and uses it more than reason or logic to make that choice.
"s'abandonner au destin" et "se jeter à corps perdu" peuvent convenir dans certains contextes, impliquant selon moi un certain désespoir.
Pour garder le sens, mais sans le côté religieux : un saut dans le vide ?