Jun 3, 2003 11:38
21 yrs ago
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French term
United States
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Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
se pare de beaux atouts
French to English
Marketing
(Hotel name) se pare de beaux atouts
En provence, toute célebration se fait en costume d'apparat.
En provence, toute célebration se fait en costume d'apparat.
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3 hrs
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
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THe XXX Hotel is in its finest attire/ or decorated with finery
is adorned/decorated with finery
The hotel decks the halls with finery :-)
decked, deck·ing, decks
1. To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out: We were all decked out for the party. 2. To decorate: decked the halls for the holidays.
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above is if it is a typo \"atouts\" for \"atours\"
if it is a pun on atour and really is atouts :
XXX hotel displays/offers its nicest/finest features
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13 mins
the hotel is beautifully decorated
normalement, l'expression est : se parer de ses plus beaux atours - ce qui veut dire, se vêtir de ses plus beaux habits, bijoux, etc.
Dans le cas présent, l'hôtel est certainement "arrangé" joliment.
Dans le cas présent, l'hôtel est certainement "arrangé" joliment.
39 mins
Narasimhan Raghavan
Also a qualified engineer
Native in: Tamil
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having all the trump cards
The hotel is equipped with all the trump cards, i.e. advantageous features making it into a good hotel
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1 hr
has many attractive features
this trump thing always requires context in English and adaptation to it.
It might not be just the decorations. Maybe they bring 4 o'clock tea to your room or poolside.
Or walk your dog. That would be an atout
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XXX puts its best foot forward
It might not be just the decorations. Maybe they bring 4 o'clock tea to your room or poolside.
Or walk your dog. That would be an atout
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XXX puts its best foot forward
Peer comment(s):
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Shog Imas
50 mins
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Nancy Bonnefond
: yes, it says "atouts" and not "atours"
1 hr
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roneill
3 hrs
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Ron Stelter
4 hrs
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lien
: jeu de mots sur atours/atouts et les atouts etant les avantages offerts par l'hotel
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Nancy Bonnefond
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
TRADUIRE C'EST COMMUNIQUER
Native in: French , English
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Just a note
c'est un jeu de mots ici.
We often say "....se pare de beaux atours (costume d'apparat)" So it would mean that the hotel is decorated for special occasions, or that it offers special services on those days.
Needs more context
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but here it\'s \"atouts\" , not \"atours\"
We often say "....se pare de beaux atours (costume d'apparat)" So it would mean that the hotel is decorated for special occasions, or that it offers special services on those days.
Needs more context
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but here it\'s \"atouts\" , not \"atours\"
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3 hrs
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
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Hotel xxx puts on its Sunday best
To keep the pun (costume party)
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or
Hotel XXX is always dressed to kill.
Hotel XXX always looks its finest.
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or
Hotel XXX is always dressed to kill.
Hotel XXX always looks its finest.
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