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If it bleeds, it leads

French translation: Quand ça saigne, ça baigne

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English term or phrase:If it bleeds, it leads
French translation:Quand ça saigne, ça baigne
Entered by: markmx

18:47 Jan 21, 2003
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / media, production slogans
English term or phrase: If it bleeds, it leads
One-liner depicting TV production values; ref. violence/gore.
Is there anything similar that works in French, retaining the imagery?
markmx
Local time: 02:54
Si le sang coule à flots, l'argent coule à flots!
Explanation:
That's what they teach in American business schools (just joking!)


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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:02:25 (GMT)
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Ou bien:
Pas de carnage, pas de spectateurs.

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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:18:03 (GMT)
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Quand ça saigne, ça baigne!
Selected response from:

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 18:54
Grading comment
Thanks a lot; this works very nicely.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4Si ça saigne, ça marche
Pierre FONTANA
5 +4Si le sang coule à flots, l'argent coule à flots!
William Stein
4 +2Si ça saigne, ça fait de l'audience
Thierry LOTTE
4 +2si ça saigne ça baigne, ou plus sérieusement l'hémoglobine fait recette
cjohnstone
4 +1La violence attire l'audience ...
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
5Quand ça pisse le sang, ça éclate l'audimat
Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)
5le sang se vend
zaphod
3 +1il faut que ca saigne
Pascale Dahan
4Le sang qui coule à flots, attire le public
Geneviève von Levetzow
4le sang fait monter l'audimat
Francis MARC


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Si ça saigne, ça marche


Explanation:
Ce qui me passe par l'esprit et pourrait faire l'objet d'un slogan publicitaire

Pierre FONTANA
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Etienne Amblard (X)
1 min
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
4 mins
agree  cjohnstone
58 mins
agree  Paul Berthelot
1 hr
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Si ça saigne, ça fait de l'audience


Explanation:
none
Hope it may help

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Note added at 2003-01-21 18:59:05 (GMT)
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or :
\"ça fait des parts de marché en plus\"

Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 435

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
3 mins
  -> Merci Gilles
agree  cjohnstone
54 mins
  -> Tks Cjohnstone
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
il faut que ca saigne


Explanation:
Reference to a song by Boris...?... I think. I can't remember his last name.
Maybe someone else can help.

My input!!

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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:14:40 (GMT)
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Found some literature, music and even tourism references on Google.

www.az-livres.com/t_FAUT_QUE_CA_SAIGNE.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:17:15 (GMT)
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... Faut pas Poussy 2; Faut pas s\'en Faire 2; FAUT QU\'CA CHANGE; FAUT QUE CA SAIGNE;
FAUT RIGOLER; Faut Rigoler 26; FAUT-IL AVOIR PEUR DES JUGES; FAUT-IL AVOIR PEUR
DES ...
www.az-livres.com/t_IL_FAUT_CHANTER_ISABELLE.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.az-livres.com ]


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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:19:30 (GMT)
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... FAUT QU\'CA SAIGNE. Et il est assez savoureux que Jean Bardet, propriétaire à
Tours d\'une légende qu\'il n\'a pas volée, serve d\'ouvreur et de mentor à ce ...
www.avaric.com/ecoles/site jc/cyberry/larmat.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:21:49 (GMT)
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à certain gué) c\'est plutôt la moto des neiges qu\'il faut utiliser ... Tant que nous
sommes sur les glaciers, une petite escalade en crampon ... FAUT QU\'CA SAIGNE ...
www.chez.com/boudsocqf/islande0.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:22:25 (GMT)
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And it goes on.
Maybe you should look for yourself.

Pascale Dahan
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: j'y ai pensé aussi
1 min
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Si le sang coule à flots, l'argent coule à flots!


Explanation:
That's what they teach in American business schools (just joking!)


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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:02:25 (GMT)
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Ou bien:
Pas de carnage, pas de spectateurs.

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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:18:03 (GMT)
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Quand ça saigne, ça baigne!

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 18:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 277
Grading comment
Thanks a lot; this works very nicely.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
4 mins
agree  cjohnstone: nice
48 mins
agree  Gayle Wallimann
1 hr
agree  zaphod
4 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Le sang qui coule à flots, attire le public


Explanation:
-

Geneviève von Levetzow
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 497
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
si ça saigne ça baigne, ou plus sérieusement l'hémoglobine fait recette


Explanation:
NA

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Note added at 2003-01-21 19:54:52 (GMT)
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une autre alitération, \"le sang à l\'écran c\'est autant d\'argent\",
en fait j\'aime mieux ça

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2457

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Berthelot: Je souscris au slogan et j'en déplore la réalité
44 mins
agree  zaphod
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le sang fait monter l'audimat


Explanation:
étalon de mesur bien télévisuel, c'est vrai pour la violence (et pour le sexe)

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 03:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 12561
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
La violence attire l'audience ...


Explanation:
Une autre sug.

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 1162

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lien: j'aime bien celle la, dit la meme chose, garde la rime et n'a pas le facteur eurggh!!
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Quand ça pisse le sang, ça éclate l'audimat


Explanation:
Pour faire vulgaire.

Les possibilités ne manquent guère !

Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in pair: 26
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
le sang se vend


Explanation:
K.I.S.S.

zaphod
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 916
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