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40's abbreviated

French translation: un concentré des années 40

09:29 Aug 25, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: 40's abbreviated
A revival of Parisian style. Dior’s legacy of ‘New Look’, 40´s abbreviated, sober chic.
Catherine Lenoir
Local time: 16:42
French translation:un concentré des années 40
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Catherine Boissée
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Local time: 16:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5un concentré des années 40
Catherine Boissée
4 +1un style abrégé des années 40
Claire Chapman
4les années 40 avec ses robes raccourcies
Stavroula Papadopoulou
3années 40 raccourci
Frederic Jacquier-Calbet
3les 40 en bref / en court / en menu / raccourcies
Arnold T.
3le (style) chic épuré et sobre des années 40
kitty hw


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
années 40 raccourci


Explanation:
Très étrange...j'ai récemment traduit un site de prêt à porter dans le même genre, mais abbreviated ? peut-etre une traduction à partir d'une autre langue...

Frederic Jacquier-Calbet
France
Local time: 16:42
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
un concentré des années 40


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Catherine Boissée
France
Local time: 16:42
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
2 mins
agree  Zoubida Hamdaoui: agree
9 mins
agree  lut75 (X)
15 mins
agree  Michèle Voyer
26 mins
agree  Natasha Dupuy
41 mins
disagree  emiledgar: pas "concentré" mais le contraire, une version moins riche, moins détaillée que le New Look veritable.
1 hr
agree  Jessica Cade
2 hrs
disagree  Claire Chapman: ditto emiledgar
3 hrs
agree  ALP Traductions
1 day 47 mins
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
40\'s abbreviated
les années 40 avec ses robes raccourcies


Explanation:
Je pense qu' "abbreviated" fait référence aux robes raccourcies de l'époque !

Stavroula Papadopoulou
France
Local time: 16:42
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beila Goldberg: Non pour l'explication, c'est maintenant que les robes sont raccourcies par rapport à l'époque. Et au lieu de" ses", j'écrirais "des robes raccourcies"
2 hrs
  -> Pourquoi pas Beila, merci, traditionnellement, le "New Look" est synonyme de la femme qui porte des robes longues et les années 40 correspondent à la femme qui porte des robes raccourcies !
disagree  Claire Chapman: It is the STYLE of the time period that is abbreviated, not the clothes themselves :-)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
un style abrégé des années 40


Explanation:
The phrase is referring to the STYLE of the 40's, which is abbreviated, not to the garments themselves being shortened or made smaller. My first reference gives a very good explanation of this idea of abbreviated style.


Gruppé, who is listed in Who’s Who in American Art, paints in what he calls a controlled, impressionistic style. "I try to paint in an abbreviated style," he says, "…quickly – inferring rather than stating completely the subject."
http://www.svac.org/gallery/july_gruppe.html

ab⋅bre⋅vi⋅at⋅ed –adjective
3. constituting a shorter or smaller version of: The large car was an abbreviated limousine.

ab•bre•vi•ate tr.v. ab•bre•vi•at•ed, ab•bre•vi•at•ing, ab•bre•vi•ates
2. To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abbreviated

Dans la peinture chinoise, écartelée entre deux styles, le style "abrégé" et le style "détaillé", se sont développées des techniques variées du pinceau et de l’encre.
http://queau.eu/page/7/



Claire Chapman
Local time: 10:42
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agree  leenmilh
1 hr
  -> Thank you, leenmilh :-)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
les 40 en bref / en court / en menu / raccourcies


Explanation:
Faudrait voir ...

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 10:42
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PRO pts in category: 40
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
le (style) chic épuré et sobre des années 40


Explanation:
I actually agree with Claire...

kitty hw
France
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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