French term
United Kingdom
BA(Hons), Dip Trans IOL, MCIL London
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
la ville rayonne de ce supplément d’âme français
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I am currently looking at different ways to express this and improve upon what I currently have (shown below - criticisms more than welcome).
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Paris est en effet depuis toujours un territoire de savoir-faire réunissant le meilleur de notre pays et de nos artisans, et la ville rayonne de ce supplément d’âme français insufflé aux réalisations qui en émanent.
In fact Paris has always been a hotbed of savoir-faire and home to the best of our country and its craftsmen; the city glows with the extra spirit of Frenchness instilled in the creations it produces....
May 2, 2008 12:06: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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Proposed translations
turn sentence around
Flowery... like the original..
"The works created in Paris imbue the city with the spirit of every corner of France, and make it sparkle/glow"
(or you put "here" for "in Paris" and then put "Paris" instead of "it" at the end).
Seems to me that what the text is saying is that as there are people and savoir-faire from all over France in Paris, then what is created represents not only Paris but all the regions of France.
and that is what the "supplément d'âme" is....
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
a city with an extra dollop of French je-ne-sais-quoi
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Note added at 24 mins (2008-05-02 11:57:52 GMT)
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where the French soul sparkles most brightly, breathing life into all that it touches
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David Vaughn
: Yes, it might be best to go this way, since translating literally will only insult the rest of the planet, with their lack of soul.
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with so much going for them, you'd think the RATP would be able to get rid of that awful sewer stink from the Chatelet RER station....
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Conor McAuley
: In fact it's an insult to the rest of France too, the implication is that Paris is "Frencher" (if of course Frenchness is a condition to be aspired to ;-)))) )
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ain't it the truth!
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Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, Irish, British, Wales / Welsh, UK)
Works in: French to English, English
extra bit of French flair
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Note added at 36 mins (2008-05-02 12:09:44 GMT)
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...the creations it sends out into the world (émaner)
The creations are not necessarily located in Paris, is my understanding. Creations is a good, fairly vague translation here, good work
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-02 13:07:33 GMT)
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extra nuance
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Clair Pickworth
: i like the French flair idea and agree for the "émaner" idea
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Thanks, Clair!
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Emma Paulay
: With 'flair', but not with the 'émaner' comment: 'qui en émanent'= which come from it (literally, of course). It being 'la ville', of Paris.
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Thanks, Emma! I think the creations can be either in Paris or outside, the essential meaning being that they are created there
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jean-jacques alexandre
: nice !!
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Thanks, J-J!
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Gacela20
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Thanks Gacela!
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the city and everything that comes out it dazzle with frencher than French attitude
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the city dazzles with its frencher than French creations.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-05-02 15:37:02 GMT)
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sorry, 'out of it'
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