Starlight

French translation: Starlight

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English term or phrase:Starlight
French translation:Starlight
Entered by: Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.

22:35 Aug 19, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: Starlight
the sky is bright with starlight.

I want "starlight" to appear on a wine label in french.
melanie ryan
Starlight
Explanation:
You may try "Lumière d'étoiles" or simply "Étoile". Starlight and Storm was first published in French in 1954 as Étoiles et Tempêtes.
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Tehno
Local time: 04:27
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Summary of answers provided
5lumière des étoiles
Arnold Baren
4 +1La lueur, transparence des étoiles
GILLES MEUNIER
3 +1Starlight
Tehno
4clarté des étoiles (clarté stellaire)
Francis MARC
3Constellations
Catherine Paterson (X)


  

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Starlight


Explanation:
You may try "Lumière d'étoiles" or simply "Étoile". Starlight and Storm was first published in French in 1954 as Étoiles et Tempêtes.
Other: Crépuscule


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Tehno
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clarté des étoiles (clarté stellaire)


Explanation:
Réf. l'alexandrin(de Racine je crois, ou alors de Corneille):
... cette obscure clarté qui tombe des étoiles ...

Francis MARC
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lumière des étoiles


Explanation:
Simplement :)

Arnold Baren
France
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Constellations


Explanation:
If you translate the sentence in French, it would give something like :

Le ciel français brille de mille étoiles.

Mille étoiles : a thousand stars therefore why not "Constellations". It's a pretty word when prononced in French and it's understood in both languages.


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La lueur, transparence des étoiles


Explanation:
Transparence peut être associé au vin

GILLES MEUNIER
France
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Native speaker of: French
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agree  NancyLynn: J'ai tout de suite pensé 'lueur des étoiles' mais j'aime bien la transparence, c'est vrai, étant donné le vin en question...
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