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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Miro est mirobolant

English translation:

Miro is fabulous

Added to glossary by kashew
Jun 6, 2010 20:26
13 yrs ago
French term

Miro est mirobolant

French to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Peinture, sculpture
Context: "le trop fameux Joan Miro qui a voué sa vie à une profonde passion pour les couleurs qu’il a véritablement libérées pour nous léguer des toiles, des céramiques et des sculptures de couleurs tellement inimaginables que Desnos disait de lui "Miro est mirobolant".
Mission impossible peut-être?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 Miro is fantastic / fabulous / brilliant
4 +6 "Miro est mirobolant" and add a translation note
2 +3 Miró is mirobulous
2 +1 Miró is miraculous
3 Marvellous Miró / Miro is mind-blowing
3 Miro's a miracle
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Non-PRO (1): Chris Hall

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Discussion

Travelin Ann Jun 6, 2010:
I looked in a few English dictionaries, hoping one of them would have "mirobolant" but no such luck. But, I don't have an art-specific dico to hand.
kashew (asker) Jun 6, 2010:
I'm going to sleep on it! Thanks for all your valuable ideas. I'm beginning to think it's better to drop the alliteration in English: keep the French wordplay intact (in italics) and lead into it somehow explaining what mirobolant means en passant.
Travelin Ann Jun 6, 2010:
Perhaps The work of Miro is miraculous

Takes a miracle to create something that is too extraordinary to be created?
Marina FS Jun 6, 2010:
word play With the word miraculous you could play just like with mirabolant in french. I think the problem is that the meaning of miraculous and mirabolant is not equivalent
kashew (asker) Jun 6, 2010:
Wordplay: to play or not to play? "Miro is miraculous" is almost there? Could I dare use it? This is a catalogue read by an erudite bunch.
Travelin Ann Jun 6, 2010:
Both Collins and Larousse give "fantastic" as a translation, but that does not, IMO, match the definition, from Petit Larousse of "Qui est trop extraordinaire pour pouvoir se réaliser"

It needs something a bit more over the top.

Proposed translations

+1
4 mins
Selected

Miro is fantastic / fabulous / brilliant

Courtesy of Collins Robert.
Peer comment(s):
agree Liliane Hatem
3 mins
Many thanks Liliane.
neutral Desdemone (X) : Misses the play on words
54 mins
I didn't realise that there had to be a play on words. Asker never initially stated that this was a requirement.
neutral polyglot45 : Kashew could have found this on his own - misses the point// the play on words of course - sorry, didn't think it needed to be said
11 hrs
Why don't you explain the point then? Asker never initially stated that he was looking for a "play on words" and that this was a necessary requirement.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Yes, I worked in your "fabulous" eventually to pave the way to the French wordplay that I put in italics. Many thanks, J"
+6
10 mins

"Miro est mirobolant" and add a translation note

I would do this. "Miro est mirobolant" and explain in a note the meaning of mirabolant and the use of "mirobolant"
Peer comment(s):
agree Jean-Louis S.
8 mins
Thank you
agree Xia29
9 hrs
Thank you
agree Philippa Smith
9 hrs
Thank you
agree Etienne Muylle Wallace : yes , and maybe 'époustouflant 'between brackets
11 hrs
Thank you
agree Andreas THEODOROU : yes, this is most sensible (and cost-effective!) approach
11 hrs
Thank you
agree Rachel Fell
12 hrs
Thank you
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+1
25 mins

Miró is miraculous

Or Miró is "mirabile dictum". You are right, this is a tough one, certainly not a "Non-Pro" as it has been suggested.
Peer comment(s):
agree Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
10 hrs
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1 hr

Marvellous Miró / Miro is mind-blowing

The above keeps the alliteration and can be woven into the meaning of the sentence. "Out of this world" could be another option.
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+3
1 hr

Miró is mirobulous

Just an idea ;-) But in view of the fact that it's a quote, the orig. needs to be there too, I think.
Peer comment(s):
agree Andreas THEODOROU : hehe
10 hrs
Thanks Andy;-) - or rather, Andreas...
agree Jack Dunwell : Yes. It demands an attempt at creativity!
19 hrs
Thank you fourth:-)
agree Hazel Le Goff : It just rolls off the tongue. Wonderful.
1 day 1 hr
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11 hrs

Miro's a miracle

use a noun.......

Miro's a marvel
Miro's one in a mirion (million)
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