d'un média l'autre

12:33 Jul 4, 2008

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French term or phrase: d'un média l'autre

I understand this to mean "in one medium, another medium may be found", implying that the characteristics of one are also partly those of another: in short, that one medium can be seen in another, more or less explicitly. At the same time, this French construction has never been quite clear to me, and I am not sure my author uses it with a sense of what it precisely means, either… Attention: it is "d'un média l'autre", not "d'un média à l'autre," though the first expression might be derived from the second, with the "à" elided? Thanks for any suggestions

Franck Le Gac (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 77
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3 +1

from one medium is born another

KathyPro

each begins where the other ends

Emma Paulay

of any other media

narasimha (X)

Discussion entries: 6

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12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

from one medium is born another

Explanation:
In the sense that from certain elements of one medium, another can be created...

KathyPro
Local time: 23:34
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day 3 hrs confidence:

each begins where the other ends

Explanation:
It's the sense of continuous flow. I think you'll have to translate the meaning without trying to stick too closely to the Fr words. I'm not sure if we can express the same idea as succintly in En.

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 23:34
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 126

5 hrs confidence:

of any other media

Explanation:
From the title "Bédé, pub et art, d’un média l’autre," I understand it is about choosing a media of expression as a comic strip, publicity and art. I trust that this explains the term used.

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Note added at 2 days3 hrs (2008-07-06 16:12:07 GMT)
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It can be explained as from one media to another. Ihis gives an option to choose the media to be chosen.

narasimha (X)
India
Local time: 03:04
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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