Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
blending in rather than standing out
French translation:
se fondre dans la foule plutôt que de se faire remarquer
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Jun 9, 2017 08:05
7 yrs ago
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English term
in blending in than standing out
Non-PRO
English to French
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
orthodontie, choix de brackets
You might not be thinking about life in braces a year from now, but your braces will be with you for about two years. Metal with colored bands might sound good today, but in a year, you will probably be more interested in blending in than standing out.
Proposed translations
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| 2 +4 | se fondre dans la foule plutôt que de se faire remarquer |
Tony M
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| 4 | vou préfèrerez ne pas attirer l'attention / vous faire remarquer |
Drmanu49
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Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
blending in than standing out
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se fondre dans la foule plutôt que de se faire remarquer
Implies "blending in [with others around you]"
Also possibly 'se démarquer', but I think 'faire remarquer' is better.
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Note added at 1 heure (2017-06-09 09:37:42 GMT)
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Perhaps: "votre souci sera de ..." or something along those lines, to fully render all the value of 'be more interested in'
Also possibly 'se démarquer', but I think 'faire remarquer' is better.
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Note added at 1 heure (2017-06-09 09:37:42 GMT)
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Perhaps: "votre souci sera de ..." or something along those lines, to fully render all the value of 'be more interested in'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci à tous"
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vou préfèrerez ne pas attirer l'attention / vous faire remarquer
Ça simplifie la phrase
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Note added at 1 heure (2017-06-09 09:35:02 GMT)
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Phrase déjà longue, d'ou l'intérêt de raccourcir IMO
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Note added at 1 heure (2017-06-09 09:35:02 GMT)
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Phrase déjà longue, d'ou l'intérêt de raccourcir IMO
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: ...but loses the linguistically-elegant contrasting balance in the s/t: today / a year from now; ... rather than ... . // At the same time, drops the notion of 'interested in', which is a little stronger than merely 'prefer'.
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Elegance when speaking of braces... ;-)
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writeaway
: gets the idea across. depends on the register asker is looking for
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Thank you.
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Daryo
: if I was the author, I wouldn't appreciate at all this kind of "improvement" - and some authors could do a perfectly good translation themselves, but simply don't have the time - pretty good way to end up with some unhappy clients ...
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If you were the author you would appreciate using the right language. This is my experience and I don't understand your disagree. This is an exact translation.
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