Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
qui s'affirment sans avoir besoin de s'afficher
English translation:
for people who stand our from the crowd ... naturally!
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suezen
Dec 21, 2004 10:21
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French term
qui s'affirment sans avoir besoin de s'afficher
French to English
Marketing
Cosmetics, Beauty
fragrance
The "etat d'esprit" of a line of fragrances:
Porter un parfum X, c'est avant tout un etat d'esprit: celui d'hommes et de femmes qui s'affirment sans avoir besoin de s'afficher, dont le charisme, l'elegance et l'attitude font la personalite et la force.
Anything I have come up with sounds extremely wordy, but it needs to be as catchy as possible since it is featured on the inside cover of a style guide.
Porter un parfum X, c'est avant tout un etat d'esprit: celui d'hommes et de femmes qui s'affirment sans avoir besoin de s'afficher, dont le charisme, l'elegance et l'attitude font la personalite et la force.
Anything I have come up with sounds extremely wordy, but it needs to be as catchy as possible since it is featured on the inside cover of a style guide.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Apr 21, 2005 17:26: suezen changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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for people who stand out from the crowd ... naturally!
for people you notice ... naturally!
for people who don't need to flaunt to be the focus of attention
It's true that once you start trying to translate the original concept it gets wordy, so I think you have to rephrase
for people who don't need to flaunt to be the focus of attention
It's true that once you start trying to translate the original concept it gets wordy, so I think you have to rephrase
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Comment: "I loved all of these! Thanks to everyone. Suezen's really tied in with the rest of my text, though, which also emphasizes natural beauty."
15 mins
with a strong personality (but) without ostentation
=
56 mins
people with strong but not (necessarily) flamboyant personalities
for example
1 hr
confidence without arrogance
"Wearing perfume X is above all a state of mind: confidence without arrogance..."
I've boiled it down to its essential elements, plus I've tried to get some of the sound effect of 's'affirment' and 's'afficher' with 'confidence...arrogance'.
All nonsense, of course, but then isn't that what perfume advertising is all about? :-)
I've boiled it down to its essential elements, plus I've tried to get some of the sound effect of 's'affirment' and 's'afficher' with 'confidence...arrogance'.
All nonsense, of course, but then isn't that what perfume advertising is all about? :-)
5 hrs
who want to make a statement without being overpowering
without feeling the need to overpower
I do not appreciate it when someone's perfume precedes them - it's actually one of my pet peeves :-)
I do not appreciate it when someone's perfume precedes them - it's actually one of my pet peeves :-)
6 hrs
who assert themselves quietly
ughhhhhh...
Hi Mara...I gotta get to the thingies for you...
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ah yes..the old quiet assertion trick...
gees, the way these things are written...
the opposite...just for fun:
who make flamboyant statements...
Hi Mara...I gotta get to the thingies for you...
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Note added at 6 hrs 45 mins (2004-12-21 17:07:03 GMT)
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ah yes..the old quiet assertion trick...
gees, the way these things are written...
the opposite...just for fun:
who make flamboyant statements...
7 hrs
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who make a statement, without saying a word
Another suggestion......They are all pretty good.
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