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La piste aux étoiles

English translation: Star-Spangled Track


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16:16 Jul 21, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Article title
French term or phrase: La piste aux étoiles
The title to a very short article about an event this Friday:

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La piste aux étoiles

Les meilleurs athlètes de la planète seront au stade de France vendredi soir
pour le meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis, troisième étape de la
Golden League cette saison. De Maurice Greene à Felix Sanchez, les plus
grandes stars seront à Saint-Denis. Les Français, à l’image notamment de
Hurtis, Arron, Raquil et Djhone seront aussi de la partie.
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All I want is the title. I thought about "Star track", but although it's a clever pun, I don't think it's very clear. Send us your ideas, however crazy they might be.
Timothy Barton
Local time: 10:24
English translation:Star-Spangled Track
Explanation:
HTH
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Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 10:24
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Racing towards the StarsCarolynB
5 +1Stars in Your Eyes
Tony Pratschke
4 +2Meet the stars!xxxsarahl
5Star TrackJane Lamb-Ruiz
4 +1Straight to the stars
jerrie
5a star studed event / a star studed meet
peekay
4 +1Star-Spangled Track
Conor McAuley
4A Galaxy of Stars at Paris (Track) Meeting
Conor McAuley
4La piste aux étoiles
Michel A.
4Fast track to stardom
Andrew Levine
3On the right track to stardom
Josephine Billet


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
La piste aux étoiles
Racing towards the Stars


Explanation:
On track to the stars


CarolynB
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hduverle: fine. However "piste aux étoiles" was also the name -now in common use - of a TV show dedicated to top circus performers. Hard to render that :O)
4 mins

agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
33 mins

agree  Laurel Porter: If what Hervé says is true, then one could use "Circuit of the Stars" or "Star Circuit" (like Circus...), but it's reaching!
1 hr

agree  Claire Chapman
15 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
La piste aux étoiles
Star-Spangled Track


Explanation:
HTH

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 10:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brian Gaffney: Very good!
1 hr
  -> Thanks Brian!

neutral  xxxsarahl: are you implying American athletes are reaping all the medals? lol
1 day4 hrs
  -> Good point, but it's not all that far from the truth. That's why I had a second crack at it. Armstrong is enough!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
La piste aux étoiles
a star studed event / a star studed meet


Explanation:
etc...

peekay
Canada
Local time: 04:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Laurel Porter: Er, stuDDed... Tee-hee
1 hr
  -> errr ... sory ( :) )
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
La piste aux étoiles
Stars in Your Eyes


Explanation:
Here are some I have just brainstormed - crazy and crazier!
Stars in Our Eyes; Star Burst in St. Denis; Star Lanes; Race to the Stars; Planetary Movements; Stars are Born; Rising Stars; Star Racers; Star Gazers; OR-bits for the Golden League; Stars in Golden OR-bit; .... I better stop before I go crazy! Enjoy and I hope you find what you are looking for Timothy

Tony Pratschke
Ireland
Local time: 09:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in IrishIrish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
18 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
La piste aux étoiles
On the right track to stardom


Explanation:
Just a thought!

Josephine Billet
Local time: 10:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
La piste aux étoiles
Straight to the stars


Explanation:
Shoot for the stars
Starry starry run

as in...
Straight/strait - on the home strait, direct route
Shoot/chute - shooting down the piste, shooting stars, chute etc
;-)))

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
14 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
La piste aux étoiles
Fast track to stardom


Explanation:
"Fast" and "track," get it?

Andrew Levine
United States
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
La piste aux étoiles
La piste aux étoiles


Explanation:
I would have left it in French (it makes sense) and don't forget that "la piste aux étoiles" was a very popular TV show in France during the seventies & eighties...

Michel A.
Local time: 04:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
La piste aux étoiles
A Galaxy of Stars at Paris (Track) Meeting


Explanation:
Sorry, 2nd go! False start last time!

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 10:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
La piste aux étoiles
Star Track


Explanation:
as a take off on Star Trek


certain kinds of journalism use this kind of title....it also provides a reference to a TV show..

can't believe nobody thought of it before me...well...

there it is...:)

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Note added at 11 hrs 26 mins (2004-07-22 03:43:03 GMT)
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says it all, doesn\'t it?

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony Pratschke: Sorry, Jane, but Timothy Barton thought of it first! Check his opening question!
7 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
La piste aux étoiles
Meet the stars!


Explanation:
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xxxsarahl
Local time: 01:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Chapman: Very clever.
3 hrs
  -> thanks Claire !

agree  Tony Pratschke
6 hrs
  -> thanks Tony!
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