Jan 13, 2010 15:17
14 yrs ago
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French term
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Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French
personnage lunaire
French to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
It's my busy day...
subjects of an artist featured in an exhibition:
"Son monde plein de rois, de châtelaines, de personnages lunaires, de héros de notre siècle". And I don't think it means Neil Armstrong...
subjects of an artist featured in an exhibition:
"Son monde plein de rois, de châtelaines, de personnages lunaires, de héros de notre siècle". And I don't think it means Neil Armstrong...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | ethereal characters |
jmleger
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| 3 +3 | whimsical character |
Marie-Ange West
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| 4 +1 | eccentrics, dreamers |
David Vaughn
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| 4 | outlandish character |
Evans (X)
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| 3 | eccentric character/s |
blavatsky
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Proposed translations
+1
19 mins
Selected
ethereal characters
another possibiulity
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lorna Coing
1 hr
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| neutral |
David Vaughn
: Not the normal meaning of the word in this context.
2 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. Without actually seeing the pictures in question, it's of course impossible to know which answer fits best here, but after a few nights having "ported conseil", by analogy with the rest of the phrase, rapprochement with the dictionary definition "chimérique" and this suggestion "ethereal", I settled for "the fleetingly famous". Thanks to all contributors."
+3
6 mins
Marie-Ange West
Native in French
Works in field
Holder of the "Diploma in translation"
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English
whimsical character
x
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-01-13 15:26:31 GMT)
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lunaire
adjectif
(latin lunaris)
Littéraire. Qui est chimérique, extravagant : Projet lunaire.
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-01-13 15:26:31 GMT)
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lunaire
adjectif
(latin lunaris)
Littéraire. Qui est chimérique, extravagant : Projet lunaire.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: http://fr.pons.eu/francais-anglais/lunaire
1 min
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oui, merci.
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| agree |
Stephanie Ezrol
1 hr
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Merci!
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| agree |
K. Ganly (X)
1 hr
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Merci.
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| neutral |
David Vaughn
: I'm not sure that a darker character couldn't also be lunaire. I'm afraid whimsical is a bit one-sided.
2 hrs
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| disagree |
Alexander Totz
: I think this veers too much toward imagination, whereas the context seems more concrete (speaking of kings, heros, royals) Here's another def for reference: http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/lunaire
3 hrs
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| agree |
Verginia Ophof
1 day 6 hrs
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Merci!
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26 mins
outlandish character
my take on this word
+1
2 hrs
eccentrics, dreamers
Big Bob calls an ésprit lunaire a reveur, chimérique. Robert & Collins calls it a dreamer. Personally I see it more in the style of eccentric, though FANCIFUL is another possibility. Amélie Poulain is lunaire.
14 hrs
eccentric character/s
Sorry David was not sure that you would agree.
As 'eccentrics' can sometimes mean a more negative stereotype.
Eccentric Characters can relate to those you also have uplifting qualities.
As 'eccentrics' can sometimes mean a more negative stereotype.
Eccentric Characters can relate to those you also have uplifting qualities.
Reference comments
9 mins
polyglot45
Native in French
&
English
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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11
Reference:
dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-definition/lunaire
Définition "lunaire" dans le dictionnaire français Définition et ...lunaire définition : lunaire adjectif singulier invariant en genre 1 relatif à la Lune 2 au sens figuré fantaisiste, chimérique nom féminin singulier 3 ...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
writeaway
: mais oui. that's the translation method for finding a good En equivalent
17 mins
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| agree |
Rob Grayson
: Aren't dictionaries marvellous?
40 mins
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| neutral |
Jack Dunwell
: Polyglot...I think that the answers already given (in the required language) are already far richer in ideas for a Translation
2 days 4 hrs
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