Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Try on for size
French translation:
essayer pour voir
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TB CommuniCAT
Jul 18, 2016 19:48
7 yrs ago
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English term
Try on for size
English to French
Marketing
Tourism & Travel
Lodging
Bonjour,
Comment traduire "try on for size" dans cette phrase, s.v.p?
Try out our Quebec camping on for size! Your family's camping trips are made even better thanks to our unique accommodations.
Merci!
Comment traduire "try on for size" dans cette phrase, s.v.p?
Try out our Quebec camping on for size! Your family's camping trips are made even better thanks to our unique accommodations.
Merci!
Proposed translations
(French)
4 +4 | essayer pour voir | Yoann Peyron |
4 | pour vous faire une opinion | HERBET Abel |
Proposed translations
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essayer pour voir
"Essayez notre camping du Québec pour voir !"
On est dans un registre plutôt familier pour le coup.
"À mesure que la retraite approche, vérifiez vos plans : essayez-les pour voir." http://www.rbc.com/aproposderbc/bulletin/mars1972.html
"As retirement approaches, test your plans: try them on for size and comfort." http://www.rbc.com/aboutus/letter/march1972.html
On est dans un registre plutôt familier pour le coup.
"À mesure que la retraite approche, vérifiez vos plans : essayez-les pour voir." http://www.rbc.com/aproposderbc/bulletin/mars1972.html
"As retirement approaches, test your plans: try them on for size and comfort." http://www.rbc.com/aboutus/letter/march1972.html
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
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merci :)
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B D Finch
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Christine HOUDY
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agree |
Didier Fourcot
: "pour voir si ça vous va" (for size comme pour les fringues)?
1 day 17 hrs
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Comment: "Merci!"
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Discussion
Another oddity is the use of 'accommodations' — which is normally non-countable; but I don't know if this is perhaps a specific N. American usage.