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a spot of retail therapy

French translation: une petite dose de shopping

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English term or phrase: a spot of retail therapy
French translation:une petite dose de shopping
Entered by: PFB (X)

08:57 Jan 23, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: a spot of retail therapy
for anyone who loves a spot of retail therapy or a touch of gentle hedonism
Nathalie Reis
Local time: 01:46
un peu de shopping / une petite dose de shopping
Explanation:
Je n'ai pas peur, j'ose...
"Retail therapy", c'est aussi aller dépenser son argent pour se remonter le moral.
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PFB (X)
Local time: 02:46
Grading comment
Merci Philippe
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4un peu de shopping / une petite dose de shopping
PFB (X)
4un soupçon de thérapie indolore
Emérentienne
3 +1pour ceux qui aiment se faire plaisir par le shopping
Conor McAuley
4courir les magasins
CMJ_Trans (X)
3une touche de thérapie douce
Cyril Bel-Ange
2faire les magasins pour se sentir mieux
Jacqueline Johnston


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
une touche de thérapie douce


Explanation:
pourquoi pas?

Cyril Bel-Ange
France
Local time: 02:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: It's vital to keep the ideal of 'making yourself feel better by spending some money'
59 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un soupçon de thérapie indolore


Explanation:
si le sens de spot est celui de "just a spot of cognac, please"

Emérentienne
France
Local time: 02:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 229
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
un peu de shopping / une petite dose de shopping


Explanation:
Je n'ai pas peur, j'ose...
"Retail therapy", c'est aussi aller dépenser son argent pour se remonter le moral.

PFB (X)
Local time: 02:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 101
Grading comment
Merci Philippe

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marc Glinert: bravo Philippe, surtout pour "petite dose"
21 mins
  -> Merci Marc
agree  Tony M: Yes, I think this best captures the idea!
40 mins
  -> Merci Dusty
agree  Jacqueline Johnston: aime bien petite dose de shopping
1 hr
  -> Merci Jacqueline
agree  Jacques Desnoyers: Osez, mon cher. Osez!//Ce n'est pas une question d'aimer ou de ne pas aimer; c'est une question de survie du français. Après 250 ans sous les Britanniques, nous avons appris à nous battre pour ne pas être assimilés.
7 hrs
agree  PB Trans
16 hrs
  -> Merci Pina
disagree  Huguette Matte: « shopping » ne passe pas au Canada en français. On dit ici « magasinage ».
4 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
faire les magasins pour se sentir mieux


Explanation:
retail - faire du shopping, faire les magasins

Jacqueline Johnston
Local time: 01:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 36
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pour ceux qui aiment se faire plaisir par le shopping


Explanation:
le bonheur par le shopping

(nom d'un livre également : effet fashion !)

http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q="le bonheur par le shopp...

chasser le blues avec le shopping

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 02:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suezen
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks. "une touche de shopping" to be complete I suppose.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
courir les magasins


Explanation:
pour ceux qui aiment courir les magasins

dans ce contexte......

ou s'adonner à tous les plaisirs (hédonisme)

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 02:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 398
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