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à l'avenant

English translation: in keeping (with)

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French term or phrase:à l'avenant
English translation:in keeping (with)
Entered by: Stephanie Mitchel

03:20 Mar 23, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / museums
French term or phrase: à l'avenant
Review of an art museum. Yes, it's a long sentence, but hopefully it will help:
"...un musée Art déco, planté en bord de Seine dans le 16ème arrondissement ne sera jamais un squatt, dynamique et joyeux de la banlieue parisienne, quand la bourgeoisie se targue de marginalité, cela prête au mieux, à sourire... le restant des oeuvres exposées est à l'avenant et ne dépareille pas dans la dimension de sous-culture."
TIA
Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 01:55
in keeping (with)
Explanation:
(transl.)
Selected response from:

Guy Bray
United States
Local time: 22:55
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2in keeping (with)
Guy Bray
4 +2is in the same vein
DPolice
4 +2are typical
Steven Geller
4attractive in this setting
Roddy Stegemann
4likewise
JH Trads
4of a kind
VBaby


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
in keeping (with)


Explanation:
(transl.)

Guy Bray
United States
Local time: 22:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 819

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
4 hrs
agree  erudite (X): that's the definition given by Harrap's Fr/Eng dico. too.
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
attractive in this setting


Explanation:
Other phrases you might prefer are "well-suited", "appropriate" or "becoming".

Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 22:55
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
is in the same vein


Explanation:
none needed

DPolice
Local time: 07:55
PRO pts in pair: 454

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  erudite (X): as defined by Harrap's dico. too
10 hrs
agree  John Garside
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
likewise


Explanation:
HTH


    nat F
JH Trads
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
are typical


Explanation:
as in this example...

Le climat est à l'avenant et l'ensemble du paysage est façonné par les multiples phénomènes périglaciaires propres aux régions à pergélisol continu.

http://www.civilization.ca/academ/articles/cinq1_2f.html

The climate is typical of this boreal type of environment, and the landscape has been shaped by multiple periglacial processes characteristic of continuous permafrost regions.

http://www.civilization.ca/academ/articles/cinq1_2e.html

If would be best to add a direct object.

Steven Geller
Local time: 07:55
PRO pts in pair: 1246

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Chrys Chrystello
2 hrs
agree  Alisu S-G
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of a kind


Explanation:
of a kind (from Cambridge International Dictionary of English): If something is of a kind it is not of a very good quality.
She has found happiness of a kind with him, but it's still not perfect.

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Note added at 2002-03-23 10:46:29 (GMT)
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I make this suggestion because \"à l\'avenant\" seems to be used in a slightly disparaging way in the sentence.


    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22%E0+l%27avenant%22+%...
VBaby
Local time: 06:55
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 401
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