Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
elle suggère l'image d'une grande voile évoluant dans une atmosphère fraîche
English translation:
it suggests the image of a great sail spreading in a brisk ...
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Stéphanie Soudais
Jan 23, 2004 16:56
20 yrs ago
French term
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Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English, and 1 more.
elle suggère l'image d'une grande voile évoluant dans une atmosphère fraîche
French to English
Marketing
"Elle suggère l'image d'une grande voile évoluant dans une atmosphère fraîche, au gré d'une lumière tamisée, d'effets givrés et translucides."
It's in a marketing brochure talking about an interior design company's new image.
It's the usual marketing type BS with over-use of imagery which I always have difficulty translating. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
It's in a marketing brochure talking about an interior design company's new image.
It's the usual marketing type BS with over-use of imagery which I always have difficulty translating. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Proposed translations
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Change log
Feb 25, 2011 10:04: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "Help with sentence" to "elle suggère l\'image d\'une grande voile évoluant dans une atmosphère fraîche"
Feb 25, 2011 10:05: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/33603">jerryk (X)'s</a> old entry - "Help with sentence"" to ""It suggests the image of a great sail spreading in a brisk ...""
Proposed translations
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It suggests the image of a great sail spreading in a brisk ...
breeze, at the whim of subdued lighting, and with frosted and translucent effects.
I have no idea what this means, but it does sound pretty.
I have no idea what this means, but it does sound pretty.
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Comment: "This was perfect! Thanks a lot!"
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Abdellatif Bouhid
Native in French
Respect for the Words
Native in: Arabic 
, French
Works in: English to French, Arabic to French, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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390
French term (edited):
Help with sentence
Voilà
She/it suggests the picture of a big sail evolving in a cool atmosphere, to the will of a sifted light, of frosted and translucent effects
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it pictures
it pictures a huge sail ondulating in a calm atmosphere, at the mercy of a soft light, stamped with frosty and translucide effects
+4
1 hr
Claire Chapman
Native in English
All things textile
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English
Related KudoZ points
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661
She evokes the image of a grand sail unfurling into the cool sky, subdued by a soft light, frosted
and translucent.
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Karen Tucker (X)
: Beautiful! (though it should probably "it" rather than "she"
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Merci. D'accord. She, he or , even ,which has a softer sound than it.
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jerryk (X)
: I like your version better than mine.
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Merci. You are both kind to one who is new.
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Charlie Bavington
: Nice one! (altho' like Karen, I think it should be "it")
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Thanks!
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Mario Marcolin
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