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11:29 May 12, 2002 |
French to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Cosmetics, Beauty / Cosmetics | |||||||
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plays on elegance which is natural yet sophisticated. Explanation: One possibility |
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choose between sophistication or casual chic: same clothes - new look - every day. Explanation: Not sure it means "a blend of". Think it is trying to convey the idea of "could fit in" i.e.going from garden party toevening cocktail and is suitable for both. Like a stage that offers a different atmosphere depending on whether natural or artificial lighting is used: ie. the circumstances influence how the object is mentally viewed/cconstructed. |
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the originality of the X look lies in its duality: from sophistication to natural chic, for a diffe Explanation: do not translate chic SIMPLY, BUT NOT SO MUCH BALANCE BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION SAVAGE ELEGANCE NATURAL CHIC NATURAL AND CRAFT ASPECTS THE NEW CAMOUFLAGE TRUE PASSION SOFT ... www.trendselection.it/collections/ estate2/magazine_eng.htm |
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it alternates between sophistication and natural chic Explanation: for a different look every day. Mise en scène=stage/film direction or setting. The French is rather silly in this respect because no matter how you translate it, it's gonna sound funny. I guess the writer didn't want to use Look because in French that US word may be overused, but they do use it. |
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