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artist

French translation: c'est un artiste / il est artiste

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English term or phrase:artist
French translation:c'est un artiste / il est artiste
Entered by: DPolice

13:59 Jan 20, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / art
English term or phrase: artist
hes an artist
martin
c'est un artiste / il est artiste
Explanation:
anglicisms: he's a handsome man = c'est un bel homme (not "il est un bel homme", but you could say "il est bel homme."

He's a painter = il est peintre (not "il est un peintre") but "c'est un peintre."
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DPolice
Local time: 22:00
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6c'est un artiste / il est artiste
DPolice
5 +1C'est un artiste
Nathalie-Anne Sturlese
4artiste
Maya Jurt


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
artiste


Explanation:
il est artiste

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Note added at 2002-01-20 14:02:14 (GMT)
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halfassed turkey @ ?????

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Note added at 2002-01-20 20:54:57 (GMT)
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\"C\'est un artiste\" is used when someone is not an artist by profession, but has an artistic streak.
If you ask: What is his profession/job? You answer in French: Il est artiste.


Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: C'est un ...
3 hrs
agree  & Associates (X)
6 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
c'est un artiste / il est artiste


Explanation:
anglicisms: he's a handsome man = c'est un bel homme (not "il est un bel homme", but you could say "il est bel homme."

He's a painter = il est peintre (not "il est un peintre") but "c'est un peintre."

DPolice
Local time: 22:00
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ohlala (X)
2 hrs
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
2 hrs
agree  Electra
4 hrs
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
4 hrs
neutral  Maya Jurt: "C'est un artiste dans sa profession" - he is artistic - but not he is an artist by profession.
6 hrs
agree  Simon Charass
9 hrs
agree  Thierry LOTTE
1 day 3 hrs
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
C'est un artiste


Explanation:
idiome

Nathalie-Anne Sturlese
France
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CGagnon
12 hrs
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