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12:33 Jan 14, 2012
English to French translations [PRO] Tourism & Travel / Canadian French
English term or phrase:people-watchers
This is part of the description of a night club in Montreal:
"the rooftop terrace is usually buzzing with professional people-watchers"
Thanks, I used a variation of your suggestion but I think this was the most suitable regarding the whole text, and the client was fully satisfied with my work, so that was right! 3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
"Mateurs" would mean it is only about watching girls. I feel that people watchers just like to watch other people. I don't think that it is possible to describe this in one or two words in French, "observateurs des gens" sounds awkward for instance. You need a sentence.
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badauds
Explanation: ...unless it's about professionally watching/looking at celebrities !
transcimed France Local time: 02:03 Does not meet criteria Native speaker of: French
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Asker: It depicts the night club as a really hype club, so it could be... Thanks for your assitance!
Explanation: C'est un terme tres frequent aux US mais la traduction en francais n'est en effet pas evidente. Je pense aussi a "observateurs de foule" ou "grands observateurs".
LucileT United States Local time: 20:03 Meets criteria Works in field Native speaker of: French
Explanation: Fab & Chris
Observateurs de gens ordinaires dans leurs environnements quotidiens, parcourant sans relâche les rues en cherchant à subtiliser le spectacle de la vie a l’instant ... www.fabetchris.com/gallery - En cache
RAS50
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On a remarqué chez bon nombre d'observateurs, de gens du monde de l'Islam traditionnel, 1) que les nouvelles forces militaires irakiennes sont ...
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AllegroTrans United Kingdom Local time: 01:03 Does not meet criteria Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
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observateurs de people
Explanation:
littéralement
pour ne pas être plus royaliste que le roi (différents médias ont leur rubrique "people")
Explanation: un peu "familier", mais mode.... "hype" comme ils disent aujourd'hui !
"C’est le rendez-vous des acteurs du web politique. Militants, blogueurs, journalistes, mateurs, professionnels, connus ou inconnus, comme sur le web, on s’y cotoie, on y discute, et on peut y faire naitre des choses, petites ou grandes."
"Les jeunes se réunissent tous les dimanche pour s'amuser sous l'oeil avide des touristes, photographes, et mateurs professionnels. "
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