Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
sympa
English translation:
congenial / like-minded/ suitable / compatible/ appealing/cool/fierce
Added to glossary by
JH Trads
Jan 19, 2002 02:38
22 yrs ago
French term
sympa
French to English
Marketing
Advertising - brand key description
I'm trying to find a good adjective or adjectival phrase in English to describe a brand (advertising context) - in the sense that the brand 'shares my values', 'reflects my feelings about the world' etc. Obviously 'nice', 'friendly' ('sypathetic'!) won't do. Any good ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
5 | congenial / like-minded/ suitable / compatible | JH Trads |
4 +4 | (absolutely) cool! | Parrot |
4 +4 | My kind of (whatever it is) | LJC (X) |
5 +1 | appealing | Helen D. Elliot (X) |
4 | it's fierce! | Marcus Malabad |
Proposed translations
8 mins
Selected
congenial / like-minded/ suitable / compatible
reflecting similar dispositions
I hope it helps
I hope it helps
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Comment: "Thanks to everyone for their suggestions - it's a difficult one! Sorry, too, that I can't give more info for now."
+4
29 mins
(absolutely) cool!
well...
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Marcus Malabad
: this is it!
33 mins
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agree |
Magrik
: So far the best.
45 mins
|
agree |
adekwatis
3 hrs
|
neutral |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: "cool" and "sympa" are not quite synonymous
5 hrs
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agree |
Attila Piróth
: All-round
1 day 18 hrs
|
1 hr
it's fierce!
a very generation-X phrase
+4
5 hrs
My kind of (whatever it is)
As in the old song 'My kind of town, Chicago is...'
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Nicola Da Si (X)
5 hrs
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agree |
Ineke Hardy
5 hrs
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agree |
Margaret Doney
11 hrs
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agree |
Carolyn Denoncourt
1 day 12 hrs
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+1
15 hrs
appealing
...or even pleasant (for, say, a vacation spot), or perhaps likable (if it's, say, a personal trainer)
or perhaps something else depending on what the product is.
Please at least give us the product category, it may make a difference, otherwise I'd say "appealing" comes closest. This is part of branding (creating a product with a distinctive basket of attributes). If something appeals to us, we relate to it.
Here is the definition of appeal from Barron's Dictionary of Marketing Terms
appeal
advantages gained from purchasing a product, as described in the promotional copy. Appeals generally cater to our most basic instincts and needs such as health, security, beauty, and pride of accomplishment. Much of the theory on this subject stems from Abraham H. Maslow's "hierarchy of needs," which states that the basic, instincutal needs of man are naturally prioritized so that the high-level need, such as accomplishment, is not felt unless a low-level need, such as food, is satisfied. Therefore, it is easier to excite interest in a product by appealing to lower-level needs.
or perhaps something else depending on what the product is.
Please at least give us the product category, it may make a difference, otherwise I'd say "appealing" comes closest. This is part of branding (creating a product with a distinctive basket of attributes). If something appeals to us, we relate to it.
Here is the definition of appeal from Barron's Dictionary of Marketing Terms
appeal
advantages gained from purchasing a product, as described in the promotional copy. Appeals generally cater to our most basic instincts and needs such as health, security, beauty, and pride of accomplishment. Much of the theory on this subject stems from Abraham H. Maslow's "hierarchy of needs," which states that the basic, instincutal needs of man are naturally prioritized so that the high-level need, such as accomplishment, is not felt unless a low-level need, such as food, is satisfied. Therefore, it is easier to excite interest in a product by appealing to lower-level needs.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
cheungmo
: ..on giving us the product type or category, and the market. It *does* make a difference.
4 hrs
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Absolutely. I've done hundreds of marketing questionnaires. Appealing will not work here say, if there is another attribute called "attrayant" which would be the same word
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