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shower-thinker

French translation: celui qui réfléchit sous la douche

14:06 Dec 4, 2004
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: shower-thinker
On parle ici de séances de recherche de nouveaux noms pour un produit et on fait référence aux gens qui s'y trouvent : "(...)monologuists, performance artists, self-confessed late-night conversationalists, children's book writers and so-called shower thinkers who all moonlighted as namers.(...)".
L'expression "self-confessed late-night conversationalists" me pose également problème.
Je n'arrive pas à la traduire.
Tam
French translation:celui qui réfléchit sous la douche
Explanation:
self-confessed late-night conversationalists - ceux qui avouent aimer discuter tard dans la nuit - une traduction directe

Ce sont des descriptions peu flatteuses.

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Note added at 48 mins (2004-12-04 14:55:41 GMT)
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un peu comme philosophe de comptoir
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 15:57
Grading comment
J'aime beaucoup philosophe de comptoir : merci à vous!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4celui qui réfléchit sous la douche
Dr Sue Levy (X)
3Un philosophe de pacotille
Cosmonipolita


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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
celui qui réfléchit sous la douche


Explanation:
self-confessed late-night conversationalists - ceux qui avouent aimer discuter tard dans la nuit - une traduction directe

Ce sont des descriptions peu flatteuses.

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Note added at 48 mins (2004-12-04 14:55:41 GMT)
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un peu comme philosophe de comptoir

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
J'aime beaucoup philosophe de comptoir : merci à vous!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ben baudoin: oui, ou penseur du dimanche
5 mins
  -> ah oui, c'est celui que je cherchais, mais on est samedi :-) merci ben
agree  Mark Nathan: mais c'est pas forcément peu flatteuse, par exemple Archimède a découvert son fameux principe en prenant son bain
15 mins
  -> c'est l'exception ;-), merci Mark
agree  Cosmonipolita: "Philosophe de comptoir" me plaît beaucoup
1 hr
  -> merci Pamina
agree  sarahl (X): you can call me Sarah :-)
2 hrs
  -> merci sarahl// Sarah :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Un philosophe de pacotille


Explanation:
Une petite variante.
J'aime aussi beaucoup "philosophe de comptoir"

Cosmonipolita
Argentina
Local time: 10:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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