Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
weighs a ton
French translation:
pèse une tonne
Added to glossary by
Marie-Ange West
Oct 27, 2008 15:04
15 yrs ago
English term
weighs a ton
English to French
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
True quality, weighs a ton!!
Proposed translations
(French)
References
| Here is a very similar context |
Sheila Wilson
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Change log
Oct 27, 2008 15:48: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Manufacturing" to "Advertising / Public Relations"
Proposed translations
+1
10 mins
Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
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8
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pèse une tonne
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Note added at 45 mins (2008-10-27 15:50:45 GMT)
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For polyglot 45: Similes often compare two very different things or employ exaggeration in order to make a point. It's an exaggeration ... a claim that something is greater than it actually is.
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Note added at 45 mins (2008-10-27 15:50:45 GMT)
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For polyglot 45: Similes often compare two very different things or employ exaggeration in order to make a point. It's an exaggeration ... a claim that something is greater than it actually is.
Note from asker:
| The customer comment is supposed to be all positive here, that's why I didn't think "weighs a ton" was litteral here. |
| I don't think that being heavy is a quality for a radio. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Michael GREEN
: In the absence of any more context, One of the rare situations where the literal translation is perfectly correct ...:)// polyglot: there is an ad on FR TV which uses this expression for a gas bottle: obviously not in a literal sense either.
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Merci mon vieux ... not that you're old ...
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polyglot45
: given the explanation it simply means that it is very heavy - not necessarily a ton// pour 1045 d'accord mais si une mère passe son bambin à une amie en disant: careful, he weighs a ton, je pense qu'il ne faudrait pas le prendre au pied de la lettre
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See note above ... Nobody in their right mind would think that it weighs a tonne (ton) ... metric or otherwise ... At least, the asker understands ... Thanks polyglot45 for your input ...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Comme je n'étais pas sûre j'ai finalement décider de traduire littéralement."
1 min
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Native in French
Specializes in field
The right word at the right time!
Native in: Italian (Variants: Milanese, Standard-Italy) , French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to French, and 3 more.
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4
pèse beaucoup / du vrai bois
Il faudrait plus de contexte pour comprendre mieux le sens du terme.
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-10-27 15:15:49 GMT)
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avoir de la valeur ;
avec une certaine consistance ;
pas faite avec du matériel bas de gamme.
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-10-27 15:15:49 GMT)
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avoir de la valeur ;
avec une certaine consistance ;
pas faite avec du matériel bas de gamme.
Note from asker:
| Context: Customer comment about a radio. |
+1
18 mins
c'est du lourd
Dans le sens "c'est du sérieux", ce n'est pas n'importe quoi...
PS : plutot marketing votre question, non ?
PS : plutot marketing votre question, non ?
2 hrs
vaut son pesant
Je crois que l'expression française "valoir son pesant" qui n'est le plus souvent employée qu'au sens figuré d'"être remarquable dans son genre" s'approche du sens de l'original anglais perçu par plusieurs d'entre nous.
3 hrs
la qualité fait le poids
+1
4 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Works in field
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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8
costaud
encore un
47 mins
polyglot45
Native in English
&
French
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
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41
solide et robuste
d'une bonne consistance
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Note added at 17 hrs (2008-10-28 08:20:41 GMT)
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je sais maintenant pourquoi la réponse de 0145 me choque - ici on dirait CELA PESE DES TONNES et non pas une tonne
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Note added at 17 hrs (2008-10-28 08:20:41 GMT)
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je sais maintenant pourquoi la réponse de 0145 me choque - ici on dirait CELA PESE DES TONNES et non pas une tonne
Reference comments
5 hrs
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: English, French to English
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Reference:
Here is a very similar context
www.reevoo.com/reviews/mpn/onkyo/cr515dab
punchy yet quite refined sound. good dab reception. great conectivity, i use it for my pc, i pod, cd and radio in the bedroom. quality build (it weighs a ton!) and can be matched with an amp or alternative speakers.
I don't know what the best French translation is, but it certainly means good quality ie good solid made-to-last engineering rather than cheap lightweight throwaway replicas
punchy yet quite refined sound. good dab reception. great conectivity, i use it for my pc, i pod, cd and radio in the bedroom. quality build (it weighs a ton!) and can be matched with an amp or alternative speakers.
I don't know what the best French translation is, but it certainly means good quality ie good solid made-to-last engineering rather than cheap lightweight throwaway replicas
Note from asker:
| Thanks very much for that! |
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