Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

être photographié(e)(s)

English translation:

be captured photographically

Added to glossary by Yolanda Broad
Jul 2, 2003 15:59
21 yrs ago
French term

peuvent être photographiés

Non-PRO French to English Other
Est-ce bien de dire : Difficult to have all the picture. Not all the problems may be taken in picture

Difficile d’obtenir des photos, ce n’est pas tous les problèmes de fini qui peuvent être photographiés

Proposed translations

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not all the finishing problems can be captured photographically/can be captured in photos

good luck!
Peer comment(s):

agree Сергей Лузан
6 hrs
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32 mins

may be photographed

Hard to get photos, not all problems... may be photographed.
Reference:

Reading

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can be captured on film

Is a common expression
Peer comment(s):

neutral IanW (X) : By far the nicest version, but it might be misunderstood as referring to video cameras rather than photos
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That's hardly a problem if the first clause in the sentence contains the word photos
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It is not feasible to take photographs of all the problems

I would change the sentence around to avoid the somewhat ambiguous "may": "It is not feasible to take photographs of all the problems"

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Note added at 45 mins (2003-07-02 16:44:41 GMT)
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Or \"to reproduce all the problems in a photographic form\"
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