May 16, 2006 08:58
18 yrs ago
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French term
Switzerland
splendeur plastique
French to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
criticism
Here is the entire phrase:
Ses films nous touchent d'emblée par leur splendeur plastique et par une nostalgie de l'émoi amoureux dans la grande tradition romanesque
Thank you in advance for your suggestions
Ses films nous touchent d'emblée par leur splendeur plastique et par une nostalgie de l'émoi amoureux dans la grande tradition romanesque
Thank you in advance for your suggestions
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | visual splendour |
Tony M
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| 3 +2 | (stunning) beauty |
Sandra Petch
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| 3 | ... |
Allan Jeffs
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| 3 | artistic splendour |
Jo Simons (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
3 hrs
Selected
visual splendour
As in 'arts plastiques' = 'visual arts'
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-05-16 13:33:12 GMT)
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In films, we often make a distinction between the 'visual beauty' of the film, and those other quality factors like storyline, performances, pace, etc.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-05-16 13:33:12 GMT)
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In films, we often make a distinction between the 'visual beauty' of the film, and those other quality factors like storyline, performances, pace, etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Tony and everyone else. I think 'visual beauty' will work just fine in this context"
+2
12 mins
(stunning) beauty
Perhaps it could be this simple?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
2 hrs
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Thank you Ingeborg
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| agree |
pomiglia
2 hrs
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Thanks Pomiglia
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1 hr
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"plastique" of a person is "physical beauty" but not appropriate for films. Maybe "sheer beauty" but I'm inclined to opt for "innate beauty"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Sandra Petch
: Hi Allan - of your two suggestions, I think "sheer" best conveys the idea of "splendeur". I'm not sure "innate" does.
32 mins
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I see it the other way round Sandra. "Innate" is the "plastique" bit of this & "splendeur" the "beauty".
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2 hrs
artistic splendour
Does 'plastique' not simply refer to the artistry involved? 'Plastique' is always a tricky one, and can mean 3-dimensional, but not sure that's appropriate here.
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