Feb 26, 2015 09:52
9 yrs ago
French term
nuances de soi
French to English
Marketing
Cosmetics, Beauty
makeup
Hello,
The context is a Powerpoint presentation on makeup and the sentence giving me trouble is as follows :
Le maquillage, c'est l'étape ultime, l'un des plus grands accessoires de transformation, une palette de jeux et d'expressions de nuances de soi.
My try, which I'm not happy with, is "Makeup is the final stage, one of the most important transformation aids, a way to play and express different aspects of oneself."
Any suggestions please?
The context is a Powerpoint presentation on makeup and the sentence giving me trouble is as follows :
Le maquillage, c'est l'étape ultime, l'un des plus grands accessoires de transformation, une palette de jeux et d'expressions de nuances de soi.
My try, which I'm not happy with, is "Makeup is the final stage, one of the most important transformation aids, a way to play and express different aspects of oneself."
Any suggestions please?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | which allows you to experiment and explore different facets of your personality |
Ruth C (X)
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| 4 | ... those nuances/subtleties from within. |
Lara Barnett
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Proposed translations
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which allows you to experiment and explore different facets of your personality
This is not so close to the original but sounds natural I think. "Experiment" instead of play, or possibly "play around" which is the idea conveyed by "jeux".
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: maybe add "the" to different facets
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thanks!
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philgoddard
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thanks!
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Victoria Britten
: No need for "the", to my mind: the French doesn't use it.
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thanks!
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Verginia Ophof
: maybe "shades" instead of "facets" as we are talking about makeup ?
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B D Finch
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KMPrice
: "nuances" instead of facets (to tie in with the colour aspect of makeup) and "inner self" rather than personality, to tie into how makeup transforms your outer self (this may appear twice, proz seems to have eaten my response)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Ruth!"
26 mins
Lara Barnett
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... those nuances/subtleties from within.
"... a palette to play with, and express, those nuances/subtleties from within."
Or "...from within ourselves"
idea. I like keeping nuances or subtleties as it works well with the idea of emotions etc, which is ideally part of "soi" I presume.
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Note added at 27 mins (2015-02-26 10:20:18 GMT)
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"Bringing nuance to your emotional life"
http://karlamclaren.com/bringing-nuance-to-your-emotional-li...
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Note added at 36 mins (2015-02-26 10:29:06 GMT)
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Nuance would also be a good word to describe the colors of a paint palette or a make up palette:
"The Mehron Makeup Paradise AQ Palettes are a semi-soft, water activated, moist cake makeup in a convenient palette. Available in a basic color, pastel color, tropical color, metallic color, brilliant color or a NUANCE COLOR CONFIGURATION."
https://www.stagemakeuponline.com/02-808/Mehron-Paradise-AQ-...
"We have learned to express the more delicate nuances of feeling by penetrating more deeply into the mysteries of harmony."
http://www.dailycelebrations.com/harmony.htm
Or "...from within ourselves"
idea. I like keeping nuances or subtleties as it works well with the idea of emotions etc, which is ideally part of "soi" I presume.
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Note added at 27 mins (2015-02-26 10:20:18 GMT)
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"Bringing nuance to your emotional life"
http://karlamclaren.com/bringing-nuance-to-your-emotional-li...
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Note added at 36 mins (2015-02-26 10:29:06 GMT)
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Nuance would also be a good word to describe the colors of a paint palette or a make up palette:
"The Mehron Makeup Paradise AQ Palettes are a semi-soft, water activated, moist cake makeup in a convenient palette. Available in a basic color, pastel color, tropical color, metallic color, brilliant color or a NUANCE COLOR CONFIGURATION."
https://www.stagemakeuponline.com/02-808/Mehron-Paradise-AQ-...
"We have learned to express the more delicate nuances of feeling by penetrating more deeply into the mysteries of harmony."
http://www.dailycelebrations.com/harmony.htm
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