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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

pour mieux croquer l’été, la collection XXX est à craquer !

English translation:

Blossom into summer with our floral collection

Added to glossary by Helen Shiner
Oct 15, 2009 06:30
14 yrs ago
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French term

pour mieux croquer l’été, la collection XXX est à craquer !

French to English Marketing Advertising / Public Relations Textile
Hi all,
This is a sentence introducing the description of the House's new Spring/Summer collection, which has a theme of summer flowers. I've been wracking my brains for a phrase in English that'd give the same sort of alliteration, but to no avail...anyone got any ideas?
Many thanks,
Lucy-Jane
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 Blossom into summer with our floral collection
3 +2 Burst into bloom with our irresistible summer collection!
4 Enjoy summer to perfection- Enjoy the XXX collection!
3 For your fill of .. this summer, the XXX collection is full of ..
3 Some punning rather than alliterative suggestions...
3 xxx's spring/summer collection is in full bloom
3 for a summer full of magic, the xxxx range is a must-have
1 flower power
Change log

Oct 15, 2009 08:40: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "Pour mieux croquer l’été, la collection XXX est à craquer ! " to "pour mieux croquer l’été, la collection XXX est à craquer ! " , "Field (specific)" from "Textiles / Clothing / Fashion" to "Advertising / Public Relations" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Textile"

Oct 29, 2009 08:05: Helen Shiner Created KOG entry

Discussion

Lucy-Jane Michel (asker) Oct 15, 2009:
Great stuff! Wonderful suggestions...in the end I went with 'Blossom into summer with XXX's flower-powered collection!', although I provided the client with a selection of alternatives at the same time. If I could split grading points, they'd logically go to Helen Shiner and David Goward as I used both their suggestions, but I can't, so as I'd already thought of a flowery-powery idea, I'm giving the points to Helen for 'Blossom into summer'. Thanks loads everyone!

Proposed translations

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1 hr
Selected

Blossom into summer with our floral collection

Not inspired, but with a floral theme at least.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-15 08:24:06 GMT)
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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_...

Blossom into summer with flirty summer handbags! Mary Mary Gifts has all the hottest trends—clutches to totes, elegant to casual, and styles to suit all your summer socials! Purses range from $15.00 to $350.00. Step out of the sun and stop into Mary Mary Gifts
http://www.themagnificentmile.com/seasonalevents/summer/Fash...

Note from asker:
The 'blossom into summer' idea's really good! :-)
Peer comment(s):
agree Sandra Petch : Very, very good.
49 mins
Thanks, Sandra!
agree mimi 254 : woaaa! super!
4 hrs
Thank you, mimi 254!!
agree Clair Pickworth
4 hrs
Thanks, Clair@Lexeme
agree Evans (X)
5 hrs
Thank you, again, Gilla
agree Catherine Gilsenan : I like it
16 hrs
Thanks, Catherine
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
46 mins

For your fill of .. this summer, the XXX collection is full of ..

This is the only convincing one I've been able to come up with so far. A variation could be "wonderful" and "full of wonder", or something like that. I'll keep trying, anyway.
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59 mins

Some punning rather than alliterative suggestions...

You could approach this in different ways, these replace the "écart" of the sound effect with a pun...

To leap into summer, the XXX collection gives you spring!
To get the most out of summer, the XXX collection is the max!
To get into summer, the XXX collection has the key!
For the best summer life, the XXX collection is to die for!

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2 hrs

xxx's spring/summer collection is in full bloom

Just another idea to get your creative juices flowing!

"our floral spring/summer is in full bloom!"

:)
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2 hrs

Enjoy summer to perfection- Enjoy the XXX collection!

Maybe something like that maintains the silliness of the original? Or how about simply 'A smashing collection for a cracking summer!'
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2 hrs

flower power

You could try and work something around the idea of "flower power".

Something along the lines of:
XXX summer collection for real flower power
XXX power for summer flowers
Power into summer with the XXX flower collection

Or you could work in Helen's "Blossom" idea:
Blossom into summer with XXX flower power
Note from asker:
I was thinking along the lines of something flower-powery, like 'succumb to the temptation of XXX's flower-powered collection', but I do like your combination with 'blossom into summer'...
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+2
3 hrs

Burst into bloom with our irresistible summer collection!

My suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
agree Clair Pickworth : I like this one too
2 hrs
A belated thank you Clair
agree Mary O’Connor (X) : I like it
8 hrs
Thank you, Mary
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8 hrs

for a summer full of magic, the xxxx range is a must-have

or I thought of "for a dynamic summer, the xxxx range is to die for" but that's probably too colloquial and maybe die/flower/summer do not juxtapose well ... - depends I suppose on target age ..
anyway, another idea!
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