citadins malins
| 11:57 Nov 7, 2007 |
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| French to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Marketing / Market Research | |||||||
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| 3 +1 | city slickers |
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| 3 | street-wise urbanites |
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peer agreement (net): +1city slickers Explanation: "Clever cityfolk" is the real meaning of "citadins malins," but it just didn't seem to cut it marketing-wise. The author may have chosen "malin" simply because it rhymes with "citadin," and something like "city slicker" definitely has more punch than a literal translation like "clever cityfolk." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2007-11-07 12:14:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A lot will depend on context. (What exactly makes the citadins so malin?) |
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street-wise urbanites Explanation: another suggestion |
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