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aux airs de Bretagne

English translation: in a typical Breton setting

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French term or phrase:aux airs de Bretagne
English translation:in a typical Breton setting
Entered by: Gruffalo

09:47 Mar 23, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: aux airs de Bretagne
"Dans un decor aux airs de Bretagne, venez decouvrir nos crepes de froment."

In a setting reminiscent of Brittany?/With a real Breton feel? This is one of those sentences that looks so easy when you read it, and then proves more difficult than expected!
Gruffalo
Local time: 09:14
with/in a typical Brittany/Breton atmosphere/setting
Explanation:
some more ideas

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-03-23 10:00:57 GMT)
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sorry ... to make it clearer
with a typical Brittany atmosphere
in a typical Breton setting

Selected response from:

suezen
Local time: 10:14
Grading comment
Thanks everyone. I went with "in a typical Breton setting".
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +13with/in a typical Brittany/Breton atmosphere/setting
suezen
4 +4Breton setting
Graham macLachlan
4 +3in a Breton-style setting
Sarah Gall (X)
3 -1with a Bretagne's flavor
Francis MARC


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
with a Bretagne's flavor


Explanation:
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 11:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Julie Barber: there's some strange grammar going on here....and spelling...;-)
2 mins
disagree  David Goward: as juliebarba says.
10 mins
neutral  Graham macLachlan: as David says (couldn't resist it!)
14 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
in a Breton-style setting


Explanation:
Just taking Julie's note a bit further. I like your suggestions too.

Sarah Gall (X)
France
Local time: 10:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graham macLachlan
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  katsy
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Yann Rousselot
377 days
  -> Thanks Yann!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +13
with/in a typical Brittany/Breton atmosphere/setting


Explanation:
some more ideas

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-03-23 10:00:57 GMT)
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sorry ... to make it clearer
with a typical Brittany atmosphere
in a typical Breton setting



suezen
Local time: 10:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 69
Grading comment
Thanks everyone. I went with "in a typical Breton setting".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox: Yes - in a typical Breton setting
12 mins
  -> thanks Claire
agree  Jennifer White: Agree with Claire
24 mins
  -> thanks Jennifer
agree  French Foodie: I like "typical Breton setting" as well
59 mins
  -> thanks Mara
agree  Sarah Gall (X): me too
1 hr
  -> thanks Sarah
agree  Graham macLachlan: agree with "Breton setting", however can't be "typical" if not in Brittany, also doesn't give the idea of ye olde worlde which I am sure is the intention of the restaurant owner// cf. "this is a typical Breton setting"
1 hr
  -> I'm not sure it has to be in Brittany ... typical simply means 'characteristic of' :-)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
  -> thanks Vicky
agree  Julie Barber
1 hr
  -> thanks Julie
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
2 hrs
  -> thanks Ingeborg
agree  katsy
3 hrs
  -> thanks Katsy
agree  Ben Gaia: I like atmosphere.
11 hrs
  -> thanks Ben
agree  Raymonde Gagnier: Agree with Claire!
19 hrs
  -> thanks rousselures!
agree  jean-jacques alexandre: I like typical Breton setting
23 hrs
  -> thanks Jean-Jacques
agree  xuebai
1 day 5 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Breton setting


Explanation:
Enjoy our sweet pancakes in a traditional Breton setting.

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 10:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 178

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julie Barber
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  katsy
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Sarah Gall (X): bit late in the day!
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  cjohnstone
8 hrs
  -> thanks
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