Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
au compte-goutte
English translation:
gradually
Added to glossary by
Kevin LOVELADY
Jul 31, 2007 13:06
17 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Digital | Social Specialist Translations
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
au compte-goutte
French to English
Marketing
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
company ezine
"La voiture très médiatisée et délivrée au compte-goutte arrivera fin juillet."
This is from a company ezine/newsletter talking about various car manufacturers' new releases to the market. I'm guessing something along the lines of full details being released slowly but anything nice and succinct would be welcome.
Thanks in anticipation.
Kevin
This is from a company ezine/newsletter talking about various car manufacturers' new releases to the market. I'm guessing something along the lines of full details being released slowly but anything nice and succinct would be welcome.
Thanks in anticipation.
Kevin
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | gradually revealed |
Clair Pickworth
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| 4 +2 | slowly, one by one |
Etienne Muylle Wallace
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| 4 +1 | little by little |
dholmes (X)
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| 4 | issued/delivered with an eyedropper |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | with thriftiness/parsimony |
Francis MARC
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| 3 | (unveiled/revealed) a bit at a time |
Robert Frankling
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| 3 | (unveiled) inch by inch |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | in small doses |
Emma Paulay
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Proposed translations
+1
7 mins
Clair Pickworth
France
France
Native in English
France
Les mots clés... de votre succès!
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
gradually revealed
The car, which has been at the centre of a lot of hype, being gradually revealed to the public, will finally come to market at the end of July.
That's the idea anyway - something for you to work on.
It's all about hype and teasing ...
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-07-31 13:18:48 GMT)
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"slowly yet tantilisingly" if you really want to go with the teasing idea !! Depending of course on the tone of the article as a whole !
That's the idea anyway - something for you to work on.
It's all about hype and teasing ...
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-07-31 13:18:48 GMT)
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"slowly yet tantilisingly" if you really want to go with the teasing idea !! Depending of course on the tone of the article as a whole !
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you!"
+1
4 mins
+2
4 mins
Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Spain
Native in French
Works in field
Spain
QUICK SERVICE AND PERSONAL CONTROL
Native in: Dutch , French
Works in: French to Catalan, French to Flemish, French to Spanish, and 24 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
slowly, one by one
it seems to be an exclusive model or version, without a production in series.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Serena Warlu (X)
: one by one as it refers to an object (car) rather than information
10 mins
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| agree |
Chantal Thomas (X)
3 hrs
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5 mins
with thriftiness/parsimony
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45 mins
Robert Frankling
Native in English
BA in Translation/Dipl
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
4
(unveiled/revealed) a bit at a time
Common phraseology.
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Note added at 45 mins (2007-07-31 13:51:51 GMT)
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But it will not be nearly as much fun as doing it online with Martina and other group members when it is unveiled a bit at a time. ...
www.caron-net.com/nov01files/martweber.html
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Note added at 47 mins (2007-07-31 13:54:08 GMT)
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Hard Won Wisdom: Learning "a bit at a time"...- I've no doubt the kids will teach me how to learn to teach...a bit at a time, so I don't get overwhelmed. Just like Ben taught me how to be a mother. ...
hardwonwisdom.blogspot.com/2006/07/learning-bit-at-time.html
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Note added at 45 mins (2007-07-31 13:51:51 GMT)
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But it will not be nearly as much fun as doing it online with Martina and other group members when it is unveiled a bit at a time. ...
www.caron-net.com/nov01files/martweber.html
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Note added at 47 mins (2007-07-31 13:54:08 GMT)
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Hard Won Wisdom: Learning "a bit at a time"...- I've no doubt the kids will teach me how to learn to teach...a bit at a time, so I don't get overwhelmed. Just like Ben taught me how to be a mother. ...
hardwonwisdom.blogspot.com/2006/07/learning-bit-at-time.html
1 hr
(unveiled) inch by inch
not entirely sure about the tone: the car which has been the subject of major media interest and has been unveiled to the public inch-by-inch, in tiny morsels, in piecemeal fashion......
Is this what they are trying to say, as far as you can tell from the rest of the text?
Is this what they are trying to say, as far as you can tell from the rest of the text?
6 mins
issued/delivered with an eyedropper
Is the car itself or information that is issued/dispensed with an eyedropper.
I have a feeling I should know a better term than this rather literal one, but it does Google reasonably well (once you get away from medication-related sites).
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-31 13:13:21 GMT)
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IOW, is that "new releases" (cars) or "news releases" (info)?
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-07-31 13:15:17 GMT)
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Teaspoonsfull (or, these days, teaspoonfulls) at a time.
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-07-31 13:16:17 GMT)
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And probably two LLs at a time too, these days! Oops!
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-07-31 20:55:36 GMT)
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Squeezed out like water from a stone???
I have a feeling I should know a better term than this rather literal one, but it does Google reasonably well (once you get away from medication-related sites).
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-07-31 13:13:21 GMT)
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IOW, is that "new releases" (cars) or "news releases" (info)?
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-07-31 13:15:17 GMT)
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Teaspoonsfull (or, these days, teaspoonfulls) at a time.
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-07-31 13:16:17 GMT)
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And probably two LLs at a time too, these days! Oops!
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-07-31 20:55:36 GMT)
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Squeezed out like water from a stone???
1 day 19 hrs
in small doses
Maybe even "in dribs and drabs" - depending on the tone of course.
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