French term
United Kingdom
la doc couleur
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Tony M
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Non-PRO (1): Julie Barber
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Proposed translations
the colour brochure
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Note added at 35 mins (2006-11-23 20:33:48 GMT)
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doc is often used as an abbrevaition for 'documentation', which of course is something of a faux ami, since there are many other plausible translations than the word 'documentation', which has a slightly narrower meaning in EN.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-11-24 10:13:54 GMT)
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As Marc mentions, and also in the previous KudoZ cited by DG above, the word '(sales) literature in colour' or 'colour (sales) literature' might also be applicable, depending on context.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-11-24 10:15:06 GMT)
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In fact, in EN, we'd probably almost be inlcined to refer to it as 'the glossy brochure', as distinct from a simple paper flier etc., which by implication is not colour-printed... I think this is probably the intended 'feel' of the term as used here.
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Will Matter
: This is a just a theoretical example but see what you think: "Click and drag the colored document to the folder that you want" See what I mean?. Just an idea...
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Thanks, W/M! / Yes, I get; I think I'd have been more inclined to express it like "the colored document icon" etc., but I do see what you're getting at!
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Patricia Lane
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Thanks, Patricia!
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Mark Nathan
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Thanks, Mark!
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Ian Wrentmore
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Thanks, Ian!
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Bourth (X)
: "Full-colour" even for full effect!
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Thanks, Alex! Yes, indeed, that's the sort of thing that was going through my mind too!
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Alice Saunders (X)
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Thanks, Alice!
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David Goward
: Probably "colour brochures" through.
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Thanks, David! Oh yes, indeed...
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Marc Glinert
: on this point Tony, the French are always somewhat surprised by our term "(sales) literature"
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Thanks, Marc! Yes, when you think about it, it's almost a contradiciton in terms, since there is little that is 'lietrary' about it — though no doubt sometimes it might count as 'fiction'!
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