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時代の流れを見つめた

English translation: set an eye on trends

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Japanese term or phrase:	時代の流れを見つめる
English translation:	set an eye on trends
Entered by:	Katalin Horvath McClure

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05:04 Jan 15, 2003

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Marketing - Cosmetics, Beauty / cosmetics

Japanese term or phrase: 時代の流れを見つめた

時代の流れを見つめた美の総合プロデュース

Katalin Horvath McClure KudoZ activity Questions: 588 (none open) (36 closed without grading) Answers: 1948 United States
Local time: 00:19

Producing total beauty with an eye set on trends

Explanation:
Hmmm. But you don't want people to confuse trends with fads..... Maybe you could come up with something better to set your eye on.

Selected response from:

Manako Ihaya
United States
Local time: 21:19

Grading comment

Thank you, I like it!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

Staying on the cutting edge of meeting women's beauty needs

Thomas Magnuson

Casting perceptive eyes upon the trend of the time.

Nobuo Kawamura

4 +1

Producing total beauty with an eye set on trends

Manako Ihaya

look towards/stare at the period/time of trend/fashion.

amit vats

Penetrating the flow (currents) of the times

Shinya Ono

keeping track of all the latest fashions

Hidenori Nakamura

identify the current needs and preferences

cinefil

Answers

14 mins confidence:

Casting perceptive eyes upon the trend of the time.

Explanation:
Instead of "trend of the time", "the contemporary trend" might do as well.

Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Staying on the cutting edge of meeting women's beauty needs

Explanation:
Not quite a literal translation, but I though it had a good ring to it

Thomas Magnuson
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

37 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Producing total beauty with an eye set on trends

Explanation:
Hmmm. But you don't want people to confuse trends with fads..... Maybe you could come up with something better to set your eye on.

Manako Ihaya
United States
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thank you, I like it!

1 hr confidence:

keeping track of all the latest fashions

Explanation:
「時代の流れを見つめた」は、過去から現在までの時間の流れというよりも、むしろ「最新の流行」というような意味合いではないかと推測いたしました。

Hidenori Nakamura
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of:

Japanese

1 hr confidence:

Penetrating the flow (currents) of the times

Explanation:
Trial:
Holistic enhancement of your beauty through penetrating the flow (currents) of the times.

"Penetrating" does not mean "following," and can also imply "reflecting upon."
見つめたcan mean such things, also.

Shinya Ono

2 hrs confidence:

identify the current needs and preferences

Explanation:
Only 見つめる is not enough to do something.

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

3 hrs confidence:

look towards/stare at the period/time of trend/fashion.

Explanation:
i hope it will help you.

Reference: http://amitto1977@yahoo.co.jp

amit vats
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of:

Hindi,

English

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