Sep 1, 2008 13:29
15 yrs ago
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French term
le plaisir du mot juste
French to English
Other
Other
pas de contexte. Il s'agit d'un titre. merci
Proposed translations
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References
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Miranda Joubioux (X)
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Proposed translations
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36 mins
Irene Chalmers Preire
France
France
Native in English
France
Le sens et l'esprit
Native in: English (Variants: US, French, Scottish, UK, British)
Works in: French to English, English to French
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4
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The joy of finding the right word
Not easy without a context...
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looby
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Thanks!
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Elizabeth Slaney
: I like this but maybe even just "Finding the right word" if it's a title?
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Yes, that would work for me too. Thanks!
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Myriam Dupouy
: A book about translators would read "The difficulty in finding the right word" though...Especially without a context ;o)
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How very true - lol - thanks
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 15 hrs
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thanks
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "je prends! mreci à tous"
11 mins
Delighting in the right word
Ou 'Right Word Delights"
15 mins
Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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28
a felicitous turn of phrase
Not a translation as such, but an EN idiom with similar meaning.
+2
25 mins
Glen McCulley
Native in French
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English
translations that read out loud
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
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8
nailing that perfect word
just another option
the 'mot juste' is indeed widely used in English but i feel it has intellectualo-literary overtones: if you think your context is a little more 'freeflow', you could opt for the more dynamic (imho) "nailing that perfect word"...
the 'mot juste' is indeed widely used in English but i feel it has intellectualo-literary overtones: if you think your context is a little more 'freeflow', you could opt for the more dynamic (imho) "nailing that perfect word"...
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12 mins
The pleasure of the "mot juste"
Without even the context of what it is the title of, one can only guess at the register, readership, type of publication. However, "mot juste" is quite widely used in English. I wouldn't use it for Daily Mail readers though.
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"Novelists, to put it crudely, search for ‘le mot juste’; ... information in each of Buchan’s sentences; sometimes you have to read them two or three times. ..."
readers.penguin.co.uk/nf/shared/WebDisplay/0,,214668_1_12,00.html
"'It seemed the mot juste'. Peregrine Worsthorne; The Guardian, ... word on British television and it almost cost me my job at the Daily Telegraph. ..."
www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/feb/05/broadcasting.tvandradi...
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"Novelists, to put it crudely, search for ‘le mot juste’; ... information in each of Buchan’s sentences; sometimes you have to read them two or three times. ..."
readers.penguin.co.uk/nf/shared/WebDisplay/0,,214668_1_12,00.html
"'It seemed the mot juste'. Peregrine Worsthorne; The Guardian, ... word on British television and it almost cost me my job at the Daily Telegraph. ..."
www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/feb/05/broadcasting.tvandradi...
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Emma Paulay
: But fine for readers of The Spectator: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200112/ai_n9...
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Thanks Emma.
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Elizabeth Slaney
: I agree that "mot juste" is often the "mot juste" but the whole phrase sounds like a translation here.
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1 hr
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italy
Italy
Native in French
&
English
Italy
work, work, work!!
Native in: English , French
Works in: Italian to English, Italian to French, French to English, and 3 more.
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4
The right word thrill
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2 hrs
the pleasure of the word "juste"
Being silly, I suspect, but without context how are we to know the book is not a treatise on the virtues of social justice, of fair trading, etc.
2 hrs
the joy of lex
Not really a serious answer, but who knows...
http://www.discoverycivilization.ca/reports/rw/8494/The-Joy-...
http://www.discoverycivilization.ca/reports/rw/8494/The-Joy-...
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Serge F. Vidal
: Lovely!! D'où ça vient?
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Sandra Petch
: Hilarious :-) !
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B D Finch
: Brilliant!
15 hrs
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59 mins
"Words don't come easy"
F.R.David
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHeseOjdgZI&feature=email
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHeseOjdgZI&feature=email
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Bourth (X)
: Would you care to karaoke that for us?
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No problem!
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Yolanda Broad
: Depending on the register of the rest of the text, this could be an excellent solution.
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Thanks for your kind words.
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writeaway
: ok, but don't agree with use of maximum confidence level given the limited context.
9 hrs
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There was no option for me! It's my theme-tune - so 5/5!
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Gayle Wallimann
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Thanks
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
the joy/pleasure/sheer relief of context
if it's daft answers time -
sorry (and know I haven't always given enough context either, but still!)!
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obviously, also "the delight of finding 'le mot juste'" but don't know that that's much help.
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and possibly inaccurate to boot on 2nd thoughts...
sorry (and know I haven't always given enough context either, but still!)!
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obviously, also "the delight of finding 'le mot juste'" but don't know that that's much help.
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and possibly inaccurate to boot on 2nd thoughts...
9 hrs
Right Word Satisfaction
Hello,
My try...
I hope this helps.
My try...
I hope this helps.
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B D Finch
: Sounds a bit Yorkshire to me! e.g. "This girl, she were about my age, and we were right pals, and she came from Liverpool".
9 hrs
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B D Finch, I am not from the UK. I think this would work ok for a North American audience.
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1 day 3 mins
The gratification of finding the mot juste/right word
Depends on what kind of readers its aimed at.
See my reference re: mot juste
See my reference re: mot juste
2 days 9 mins
madalina_ro
Romania
Romania
Specializes in field
Romania
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to English
the delight of a perfect word
i think this might do
Reference comments
23 hrs
Reference:
A dictionary of foreign words and phrases by A.J. Bliss
(le) mot juste [Fr.] the right word, the word which exactly serves the required purpose in literary composition. 20c. The phrase is associated with he name of Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), but seems not to be a quotation.
(le) mot juste [Fr.] the right word, the word which exactly serves the required purpose in literary composition. 20c. The phrase is associated with he name of Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), but seems not to be a quotation.
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