Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
low key
French translation:
sans prétention
English term
low key
Il s'agit d'une station de ski. Comment traduire "low-key" dans cette phrase, s.v.p?
ABC is the low-key, family friendly option with excellent deals for families and mid week rates.
Modéré?
Merci d'avance!
| 4 +7 | sans prétention |
Christine HOUDY
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| 4 +1 | discrète |
Emmanuella
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| 4 | modeste/sobre |
Francois Boye
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| 4 | sans (grand) tapage |
Renate Radziwill-Rall
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| 4 | option raisonnable |
HERBET Abel
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| 4 | décontracté |
Marcombes (X)
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| 3 | modique |
CarolineRodg (X)
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Proposed translations
France
Great, High-Quality Work Right to You
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French
sans prétention
| agree |
Jasmine LAURENT
58 mins
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| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
4 hrs
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| agree |
writeaway
: http://www.audiablevert.com/en/activtax/other/
6 hrs
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| agree |
Sheila Wilson
11 hrs
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| agree |
Annie Rigler
11 hrs
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| agree |
sporran
18 hrs
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| agree |
CarolineRodg (X)
1 day 1 hr
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United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
modeste/sobre
France
44 years of technical and legal texts
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, French
Works in: French to German, English to German, German to French, and 1 more.
sans (grand) tapage
Italy
le plaisir de trouver le mot juste
Native in: French
Works in: Italian to French, English to French, French to Italian
discrète
Très bonne surprise car avec la neige fraiche tombée lors de mon séjour, j'ai apprécié cette station discrete et parfaite pour un ski famille et ...
www.e-voyageur.com/.../montagnes-jura-hiver.ht...
Destination ski discrète et familiale et plus grand espace nordique ... Franchissant les 1600m d'altitude, la plus grande station de ski alpin du ...
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FX Fraipont (X)
6 mins
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merci FX Fraipont
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Francois Boye
: In this case, it is the option that is low key and not the resort or the destination
22 mins
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J'entends bien, tout dépend également de la traduction de 'option'
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Graduate engineer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English
option raisonnable
modique
ou aussi "abordable"
Été comme hiver, profitez de nos installations confortables, avec vue sur la baie de Gaspé, pour un séjour à prix modique dans un des plus beaux villages de la Gaspésie.
Discussion
The explanation provided by Sheila seems to match the primary meaning of low-key (quiet and relaxed, of low intensity http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low–key). Tranquille, calme ?