French term
Tres dix-huitieme
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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kashew
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Helen Shiner
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Proposed translations
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The Smart Solution
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English, English
18th arrondissement
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Note added at 21 mins (2013-09-16 14:31:11 GMT)
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"Le Boulevard de Clichy, près de la Place Pigalle, a encore aujourd'hui une réputation sulfureuse, bien que, phénomène récent, de nombreux cafés et bars très agréables y ouvrent, conférant au quartier un certain dynamisme et une certaine respectabilité...
Pigalle est un quartier chaud qui se résumait à peu près à une succession de sex-shop et de bars à strip-tease où l'on y côtoie beaucoup de touristes, il y a le célèbre Moulin Rouge et le théâtre des deux anes."
http://wikitravel.org/en/Paris/18th_arrondissement
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Helen Shiner
: Well, yes, although I had posted this answer some 5 mins previously./By answer, I obviously mean 'reference post'. Might be worth refreshing before posting as I always do.
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I saw your reference comment (can't see your answer) when the page refreshed after I'd posted my answer. The fact we both thought alike could mean we're on the right track.
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kashew
: Or very Pigalle
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Tony M
: Yes, and I think Kashew's suggestion might be sensible, as the cultural reference would otherwise probably be lost on the reader.
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Daryo
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Allen Harris
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so 18th Century-ish
Reference comments
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
18th arrondissement
The 18th arrondissement (XVIIIe arrondissement), located on the Rive Droite (Right Bank), is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is mostly known for hosting the district of Montmartre, which contains a hill dominated by the Sacré Cœur basilica, as well as the famous Moulin Rouge.
The 18th arrondissement also contains the African and North African district of Goutte d'Or which is famous for its market, the marché Barbès, where one can find various products from that continent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_arrondissement_of_Paris
Best to check with a native speaker of FR.
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Did you see my posting before posting yours?
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Tony M
: Well, if you chose not to post an actual answer, that's your choice, Helen, it's not Catharine's fault :-)
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I don't post unless certain. And I have not suggested anything was anyone's 'fault'. Oh, but thank you for your agree.
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Discussion
The cultural reference here is more equivalent to the red light district near Yongsan station, on the Gangbuk side of Seoul.
HTH.
Gangnam style means very chic & luxurious life style.
I feel sure in my own mind that if the speaker had been referring to the 18th century, they would have had to either add the word 'century', or express it in some other way, like referring to the 'Ancien régime', for example; no one style of dress could really be said to represent the entire 18th century (or any other, for that matter), unlike, for example, when in EN one might talk about 'Victorian furniture'