коротышка

11:12 Oct 5, 2009
Russian to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: коротышка
Comment peut-on traduire Коротышки из цветочного города sans utiliser le mot petit?
Sonia-RP
France


Summary of answers provided
4courtaud
Viktor Nikolaev
4mioche, petiot,
Oleksandr Derkach
3 +1minipouce
Isabelle Mehmeti-Le Mansec
3demi-portions
Thierry Bourguet
2courte-taille
Vitaliy Dzivoronyuk


  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
courte-taille


Explanation:
Sans le mot petit ? Ce qui me vient à l'esprit c'est " les courte-tailles de la Ville des fleurs ", mais ce n'est qu'une suggestion.

Vitaliy Dzivoronyuk
Ukraine
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
courtaud


Explanation:
astec
bas-du-cul
basset
(petit) bout d'homme, (petit) bout de femme
crapoussin

и еще куча переводов.

Сделайте поиск в Лингво (Ru-Fr, Fr-Ru) по слову "коротышка".

А выбор зависит от контекста и стиля оригинал.




Viktor Nikolaev
Belgium
Local time: 12:19
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mioche, petiot,


Explanation:
см. ссылку


    Reference: http://www.cnrtl.fr/synonymie/mioche
Oleksandr Derkach
France
Local time: 12:19
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
minipouce


Explanation:
une idée pour "Коротышки": les Minipouces


Isabelle Mehmeti-Le Mansec
France
Local time: 12:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katia Gygax
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217 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
demi-portions


Explanation:
ou "minuscules habitants"

Thierry Bourguet
France
Local time: 12:19
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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