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Shangri-La - translation to french

SYNONYM OF AN EARTHLY PARADISE, PARTICULARLY A MYTHICAL HIMALAYAN UTOPIA

Shangri La; Shangrila; Shangri-la; Xiangerila; Shangrala; ShangriLa; Shan gri la; Shangra La; Shangri- La

Shangri-La

Shangri-la, imaginary paradise, utopia on Earth, idyllic place

Definition

Shangri-La

[??a?gr?'l?:]

¦ noun an imaginary earthly paradise.

Origin

the name of a Tibetan utopia in James Hilton's Lost Horizon (1933), from Shangri (an invented name) + Tibetan la 'mountain pass'.

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Shangri-La

Shangri-La is a fictional place in Asia's Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山), described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by English author James Hilton. Hilton portrays Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise, particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia – an enduringly happy land, isolated from the world. In the novel, the people who live in Shangri-La are almost immortal, living hundreds of years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance.

Ancient Tibetan scriptures mention the existence of seven such places as Nghe-Beyul Khembalung. Khembalung is one of several Utopia beyuls (hidden lands similar to Shangri-La) which Tibetan Buddhists believe that Padmasambhava established in the 9th century CE as idyllic, sacred places of refuge for Buddhists during times of strife.

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Examples of use of Shangri-La

1. Un fonds contrôlé par la junte, le «Myanmar Fund», a des parts dans la chaîne hôteli';re asiatique Shangri–La, avec des investisseurs de Malaisie.

2. J‘ai longuement rencontré cet ancien ambassadeur aupr';s de l‘ONU lors du récent «Shangri La», dialogue de l‘IISS de Londres organisé ŕ Singapour.

3. La meilleure carte de Shanghai pour le vin au verre ou ŕ la bouteille est celle du restaurant de l‘hôtel Shangri–La, Jade on 36, mais il y en a d‘autres, comme Three on the Bund et le Club Whampoa.

4. Quant ŕ l‘idée la plus délirante, ŕ savoir ressusciter la mythique vallée perdue de Shangri–La (Horizons perdus de James Hilton et Frank Capra), elle tourne court entre de ridicules yétis de synth';se et gags pour teenagers.

5. Depuis les étages supérieurs de l‘immeuble «Shangri–la», situé au milieu de la ligne droite, ŕ la hauteur de la ligne de départ, on peut suivre les monoplaces pendant plus de 50 secondes par tour – mieux que depuis n‘importe quelle place de tribune.