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la transversale

English translation: Design rarely uses transversal or oblique LINES

12:32 Aug 23, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: la transversale
plus visible, plus accesible... le design affectionne rarement la transversale
(design contemporain, starck et compagnie)
celandine
Local time: 15:10
English translation:Design rarely uses transversal or oblique LINES
Explanation:
Design rarely uses transversal LINES

In French, the beauty of it, is that you don't gotta say it. BUT in English, you gotta say it. :) That's all I gotta say.

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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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5 +7Design rarely uses transversal or oblique LINES
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
2 +2the transversal
spencer
4the transverse
Francis MARC
1is rarely symmetrical
markmx


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the transversal


Explanation:
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spencer
Romania
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 18
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too literal in the context

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Guereau: LGDT: Droite coupant une figure déterminée; droite coupant les trois côtés d'un triangle (ou leur prolongement)
13 mins
agree  Jos Essers
1 hr
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Comment: too literal in the context

19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the transverse


Explanation:


Réf. "Termium":
omaine(s)
  – Plane Geometry
Domaine(s)
  – Géométrie plane
 
transverse Source

transversale
Source NOM
Voir aussi si ce n'est pas au figuré (les détours, ce qui n'est pas direct)
OBS – --droite
coupant une figure
déterminée, droite
coupant les trois
côtés d'un triangle
(ou leur
prolongement).
Source


Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 6500
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sorry, too literal
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Comment: sorry, too literal

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
is rarely symmetrical


Explanation:
is my pure guess, because of context (Philippe Starck designs) and because I think 'transversale' here denotes horizontal or lateral symmetry

markmx
Local time: 09:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Design rarely uses transversal or oblique LINES


Explanation:
Design rarely uses transversal LINES

In French, the beauty of it, is that you don't gotta say it. BUT in English, you gotta say it. :) That's all I gotta say.



Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Riegger (X): you are so right about the language difference ;) I think your answer is the most plausible
9 mins
  -> thanx
agree  Clair Pickworth: right !
38 mins
  -> thanx
agree  MikeGarcia
2 hrs
agree  NancyLynn
3 hrs
agree  Mark Nathan
5 hrs
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont
12 hrs
agree  Daniel Bichis
15 hrs
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