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« adouber » un objet en tant que qqc (d’autre qu’un chevalier) ?

Ici « adouber » est utilisé au sens figuré, inspiré du sens d’adouber un chevalier.

Un bon synonyme serait peut-être « reconnu » ou « désigné ».

Une paraphrase explicative serait : « ils ont fait du bateau un symbole de … » ou : « ils ont vu dans le bateau un symbole de … ».

Mais cette utilisation d’adouber est loin d’être commune, c’est plus une figure de style ad hoc.

Working backwards from a list of synonyms for “dubbed” in English, I totally agree with Alex Halm that “reconnu” and “désigné” would be the best synonyms for “adoubé” in this context (where the designation is not an actual symbolic name/nickname, but rather a multi-word description of what is being symbolized)(but see hypothetical below).

Although not on the linked list, “appointed” and “proclaimed” are two other words that can capture, at least for me, the meaning of “dubbed” in English, so perhaps their French equivalents (“nommé” and “proclamé,” respectively) could also be given consideration as suitable synonyms for “adoubé” in this context where two heads of state are involved (with the understanding that using “nommé” would probably require the personification of l’Hermione as kind of an “Ambassadress of Good Will”).

(Just a hypothetical aside, but had the designation been an actual nickname created to symbolize the >200-year friendship [“Deux Siècles d’Amitié,” as one lame example], and not a multi-word description thereof, then perhaps “adoubé” could have been seen and used as a more formal/solemn way of saying “surnommé.” [BTW, we live less than 20 minutes from Yorktown and have enjoyed the annual “Yorktown Victory Celebration” for years, including the Bicentennial Celebration in 1981 when President Mitterrand was here].)

 

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What is the capital of Tunisia?