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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Lounge attitude

English translation:

Lounging in luxury

Added to glossary by Wendy Streitparth
Apr 7, 2015 08:43
9 yrs ago
French term

Lounge attitude

French to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
This is the heading of a description of an upmarket hotel lounge/bar. The description is as follows:
Le vrai du luxe, c'est de terminer une journée bien remplie relaxé, apaisé dans l’un des élégants fauteuils du bar

I'm having trouble with this because here they have combined two English words that don't sound very good in English.
Proposed translations (English)
2 Lounging in luxury
3 +3 Time to kick back
3 Lounging in style
3 (Full) Lounge Experience
Change log

Apr 18, 2015 08:27: Wendy Streitparth Created KOG entry

Discussion

katsy Apr 7, 2015:
I personally would go with the previous contributors to the discussion i.e. "lounge xxx". I do feel that "lounging" does have that negative connotation of "lounging around" (traîner) which is not what is sought for by this upmarket context. I would not propose an answer - too close to what is already there. But "lounge style" or "lounge luxury" (or "luxury lounge") might work...
Alexandra Sourisseau (Monclair) Apr 7, 2015:
Lounge ambiance could also work.
Ana Vozone Apr 7, 2015:
Lounge feel, perhaps? as in
http://www.tripadvisor.com.br/ShowUserReviews-g1758900-d2662...

or
http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g29421...

Proposed translations

15 mins
Selected

Lounging in luxury

First thought was "lounging around" but that's not very upmarket.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
8 mins

Time to kick back

Not sure if this would work as the heading in your context (e.g. if there are other headings using a different type of format), but it's one idea for a solution.
Peer comment(s):
agree Marc Quantin
1 hr
Thanks Marc!
agree Fiona Marshall
1 hr
Thanks Fiona!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
4 hrs
Thaks Gallagy!
neutral Jennifer White : rarely used in the UK (yet) as it's an American term, I think. What's wrong with "relax"?/ Sorry, don't agree here. Don't like the term, and plenty of other English synonyms to use. Personal view.
5 hrs
Originally US but, like so much other US slang, has filtered thru' to UK English (think 'chill out', also US in origin, now ubiquituous in UK). I think 'Time to relax' would be a bit bland.
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1 hr

Lounging in style

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3 hrs

(Full) Lounge Experience

This is putting more emphasis on the experience rather than the relaxing bit, though..

See what suits best ;)

Cheers,
Luna
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