May 29, 2011 17:59
12 yrs ago
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French term
âme d'enfant
French to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
description of top jewellery brand
Une femme qui voudrait garder une âme d'enfant.
...about the image projected by a leading jewellery design firm. The rest of the text lists romantic, dreamy, feminine, lyrical etc., in contrast to certain other 'brash' big names in fashion & design.
I would like to avoid sounding clunky or 'childish'...any ideas?
...about the image projected by a leading jewellery design firm. The rest of the text lists romantic, dreamy, feminine, lyrical etc., in contrast to certain other 'brash' big names in fashion & design.
I would like to avoid sounding clunky or 'childish'...any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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8 hrs
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inner child
The little girl within
A woman who wish to keep in touch with her inner child
no, actually it's because sometimes I am a little, not living in fairytales but well...
All this fairy aspect we keep talking about, which is really present in the brand, it's a little like Tinkerbell, the Peter Pan myth, well it's really this journey back to childhood around a whole universe built around the brand.
J'ai pris la liberté de traduire une partie du contexte afin de mettre en lumière la raison m'ayant poussé à opter pour deux traductions différentes pour le titre et le texte lui-même.
A woman who wish to keep in touch with her inner child
no, actually it's because sometimes I am a little, not living in fairytales but well...
All this fairy aspect we keep talking about, which is really present in the brand, it's a little like Tinkerbell, the Peter Pan myth, well it's really this journey back to childhood around a whole universe built around the brand.
J'ai pris la liberté de traduire une partie du contexte afin de mettre en lumière la raison m'ayant poussé à opter pour deux traductions différentes pour le titre et le texte lui-même.
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Sandra Petch
: Or "The little girl inside"
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Thanks ! It seems the asker liked your idea too...
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "and thanks to all"
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8 mins
Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
A way with words
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
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20
young at heart
Appeals to those who are still young at heart perhaps?
Or maybe even "appeals to the big kid in you/her etc"? Depends on the full context, of course.
Or maybe even "appeals to the big kid in you/her etc"? Depends on the full context, of course.
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Verginia Ophof
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Thanks Verginia
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Maria Alvarez
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Thank you Maria
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cc in nyc
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Thanks cc
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Yolanda Broad
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Thank you Yolanda
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Elizabeth Simon
3 hrs
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Gabriella Bertelmann
: agree
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polyglot45
: the problem that I see with this is that you are inferring that the woman is "older". Bad in advertising.... "young at heart" tends to apply to older people who still want to feel young but not revert to childhood !
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kashew
: I agree with p45
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Sandra Petch
: For the same reasons as above (sorry). There is full context in the discussion box that maybe wasn't there when you answered.
16 hrs
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the soul of a child
The direct translationl...soul of a child... says it all. We speak of our "inner child" when we seek to be creative and pure of thought.
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4 mins
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
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Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
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12
innocent
maybe? - or innocence. Thought "forever young at heart" at first, but that's not quite right.
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demure?
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If the precise context is "Une femme qui voudrait garder une âme d'enfant." then something like "the woman who is forever young at heart" might work, though in a list of "romantic, dreamy, feminine, lyrical etc." "innocent" seems OK. Have seen that new context has been provided - will look later.
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demure?
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-05-29 22:21:08 GMT)
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If the precise context is "Une femme qui voudrait garder une âme d'enfant." then something like "the woman who is forever young at heart" might work, though in a list of "romantic, dreamy, feminine, lyrical etc." "innocent" seems OK. Have seen that new context has been provided - will look later.
Peer comment(s):
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Marian Vieyra
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Thank you Marian :-)
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Katarina Peters
11 mins
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Thank you Katarina :-)
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Sheila Wilson
: "the innocence of youth" perhaps
25 mins
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Thankyou Sheila - yes, nice :-)
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a woman who holds on to the little girl in her
Hello,
My try for this particular context...
I think in English we may need to add a few more words to make it sound more natural.
I hope this helps.
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In jewelry ads in English, you often see "âme d'enfant" referring to the "little girl" in a woman.
All said in my humble opinion.
My try for this particular context...
I think in English we may need to add a few more words to make it sound more natural.
I hope this helps.
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In jewelry ads in English, you often see "âme d'enfant" referring to the "little girl" in a woman.
All said in my humble opinion.
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5 hrs
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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13
The heart of a child/childhood magic/the wonderland of childhood
The heart (rather than "soul") of a child has the religious context of innocence
From the added context this seems more a case of a woman who wants to
retain some of the fairytale magic of childhood rather than being oversophisticated or brash.
It seems more magic/fairytale/wonderland (like Alice) than trying just to hold on to the lost innocence of childhood
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holding on to/RETAINING/RECAPTURING
(recapture/retain) a sense of CHILDHOOD WONDER
Some adult artists spend their careers trying to recapture that sense of wonder and simplicity. Most of us make art when we are little, but then something ...
www.soulpancake.com/.../how-do-you-retain-a-sense-of-childl... - Cached
title could be "heart of child" or d
From the added context this seems more a case of a woman who wants to
retain some of the fairytale magic of childhood rather than being oversophisticated or brash.
It seems more magic/fairytale/wonderland (like Alice) than trying just to hold on to the lost innocence of childhood
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Note added at 16 hrs (2011-05-30 10:20:40 GMT)
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or
holding on to/RETAINING/RECAPTURING
(recapture/retain) a sense of CHILDHOOD WONDER
Some adult artists spend their careers trying to recapture that sense of wonder and simplicity. Most of us make art when we are little, but then something ...
www.soulpancake.com/.../how-do-you-retain-a-sense-of-childl... - Cached
title could be "heart of child" or d
Peer comment(s):
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kashew
: Petra Pan? // I hope so.
9 hrs
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thanks kashew, think there are quite a few "Petra" (LOL) Pans around:-)
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Sandra Petch
10 hrs
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many thanks Sandra:-)
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1 day 0 min
Mike Birch
Native in French
&
English
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, French
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 3 more.
girly
Obviously this is gender specific, but I don't think it matters in context.
1 day 4 hrs
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Works in field
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
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8
keep her spirit (soul) young/youthfull
Or even:
"keep the youthfulness of her soul"
"keep the youthfulness of her soul"
1 day 13 hrs
childlike wonder
From the context in the discussion box, I think this refers to the "magic" of childhood.
Reference:
http://www.experienceproject.com/groups/Still-See-The-World-In-Childlike-Wonder/215161
http://www.43things.com/things/view/1548064/regain-my-childlike-wonder-and-delight-in-the-universe
Discussion
Une femme qui voudrait garder une âme d'enfant
Non, mais c'est parce que quelque fois, je suis un peu, pas dans les contes de fées mais bon…
tout ce côté féérique dont on n'arrête pas de parler, qui est vraiment présent dans la marque, c'est un peu la fée Clochette, le mythe Peter Pan, enfin vraiment ce retour à l'enfance autour de tout un univers qui est créé autour de la marque.
C'est vrai que c'est un milieu enchanteur, en fait. Là, pareil, en réfléchissant, ça fait à peu près Alice au pays des merveilles, pour moi.
ça fait plus côté magie petite fille