Feb 22, 2009 10:14
15 yrs ago
English term
Faustine.Rou (X)
Not a translator
something of a departure
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
" Since he was from New Zealand and something of a departure when he was appointed, Sir Kevin Scatchard had inevitably been hailed in the press as a new broom...."
extrait d'un roman de Alan Bennett
extrait d'un roman de Alan Bennett
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | ...une personnalité atypique |
Stéphanie Bellumat
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| 4 +1 | un peu marginal |
Euqinimod (X)
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| 4 +1 | ...un profil insolite/différent |
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Proposed translations
+2
30 mins
Stéphanie Bellumat
Native in French
AITC member Eng-Fre + 20 years of exp.
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Canadian) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
...une personnalité atypique
c'était une "personnalité atypique" ou il avait une "personnalité atypique"... en rupture avec la tradition (d'où le terme "departure")...
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Note added at 37 mins (2009-02-22 10:52:06 GMT)
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ou "personnage atypique"
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Note added at 37 mins (2009-02-22 10:52:06 GMT)
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ou "personnage atypique"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
4 mins
un peu marginal
Une suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alain Chouraki
: "quelque peu marginal", oui, j'aime bien cette version, elle s'insère bien dans la phrase.
46 mins
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+1
5 mins
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