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French translation: convivial / convivialité


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English term or phrase:friendly
French translation:convivial / convivialité
Entered by: xxxmediamatrix
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23:11 Feb 2, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Olympic Games
English term or phrase: friendly
"Munich 2018: The **friendly ***Games "

Pas évident, car ce terme est omni-présent dans le texte aves de sens divers :
Munich’s athlete-friendly plan ???
**Athlete-friendly** Games ???
creating a friendly Games experience for all athletes
to make the Games as spectator-friendly as possible
the charming traditions of friendly Bavarian hospitality
A friendly celebration of Winter Sport for the young
Munich 2018 has a uniquely sustainable and environmentally friendly concept

Merci d'avance de vos suggestions
Francoise Csoka
Local time: 12:49
convivial / convivialité
Explanation:
Jeux de la convivialité (and variants thereupon...).
Selected response from:

xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 06:49
Grading comment
Merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2amical, amicale(e), amicaux ...1045
4tourné vers les athlètes
jpdony
4CHALEUREUX
Trans2French
3adapté à / adapté aux besoins de
ALIAS trad
3les jeux Olympiques verts
Claire Mendes Real
3agréables
ludovic touitou
3convivial / convivialitéxxxmediamatrix


  

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friendly (ici)
convivial / convivialité


Explanation:
Jeux de la convivialité (and variants thereupon...).

xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Merci !
Notes to answerer
Asker: Bonsoir et merci. Mes hésitations sont dûes au fait que les arguments de durabilité et de respect de l'environnement (environmentally friendly) sont mis en avant pour étayer la candidature de Munich. Dans le titre, j'hésitais donc entre Jeux de l'amitié, de la convivialité, et l'aspect écologie /durabilité

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
friendly (ici)
amical, amicale(e), amicaux ...


Explanation:
Just don't refer to September 5, 1972! In 1972, Palestinian terrorists invaded the Olympic Village outside Munich, West Germany
and killed 11 Israeli athletes and six other people. That's not
very friendly. Ceci n'est vraiment pas amical!


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Note added at 4 heures (2010-02-03 03:33:07 GMT)
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OR ... les Jeux de l'amitié ...

1045
Canada
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephanie Bellumat, trad.a.: les Jeux de l'amitié, en opposition également aux Jeux de 1936 qui avaient eu lieu en Allemagne aussi, mais à Berlin http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeux_olympiques_d'%C3%A9t%C3%A9_de_1936
3 hrs
  -> Un gros merci, Stéphanie. Oui, je me souviens très bien des jeux de 1936 ... LOL/MDR ... avec notre ami Adolf et les victoires de Jesse Owens des USA ...

agree  Caroline Vignard: Tout en tenant compte de qq variants selon le contexte, il me semble que l'on voudrait faire tt ce qui est possible pour faire la différence avec ce lourd passé ...
6 hrs
  -> Un gros merci, Caroline ...
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
friendly (ici)
agréables


Explanation:
according to me, the best adjective to fit the bill.
It can mean at the same time "gives an enjoyable experience" and can be given somehow the meaning of "accommodating to"

ludovic touitou
Local time: 19:49
Native speaker of: French
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friendly (ici)
les jeux Olympiques verts


Explanation:
Les jeux respectueux de l'environnement et des athlètes

Claire Mendes Real
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tourné vers les athlètes


Explanation:
Well, for sure, you have to adapt the translation of this word to each context/sentence.
But, as far as "athlete-friendly" and "spectator-friendly" are concerned, I'd rather say "tourné vers les athlètes", "tourné vers les spectateurs" or sth like that, like you do with "user-friendly".

jpdony
Local time: 12:49
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
CHALEUREUX


Explanation:
"friendly Bavarian hospiltality" "friendly ceremony"
CHALEUREUSE, CONVIVIALE

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adapté à / adapté aux besoins de


Explanation:
! ne convient que pour le premier.
Il me semble que vous allez devoir varier vu le sens très varié que peut prendre "friendly" en fonction de ce à quoi il s'applique.
dans d'autres cas, "convivial" convient bien pour décrire l'ambiance, l'esprit que l'on veut donner à l'événement.



ALIAS trad
Belgium
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Changes made by editors
Feb 7, 2010 - Changes made by xxxmediamatrix:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Feb 3, 2010 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term askedFriendly (ici) => friendly
FieldOther => Marketing
Field (specific)Other => Advertising / Public Relations
Field (write-in)(none) => Olympic Games


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