Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Try on for size

French translation:

essayer pour voir

Added to glossary by TB CommuniCAT
Jul 18, 2016 19:48
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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!

Discussion

Françoise Vogel Jul 19, 2016:
je venais de remarquer ce même out/on... ceci dit, ici il faudrait peut-être rendre l'idée de dimension des emplacements à disposition (size, family).

Tony M Jul 18, 2016:
Flawed source text Looks like they got muddled up in their editing; it can't be BOTH 'try out' AND 'try on' — frankly, I could only imagine 'try on for size' in a humorous sense, whereas 'try out' is fine, but doesn't really lend itself to adding '...for size'

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.

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
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M
1 hr
merci :)
agree B D Finch
13 hrs
agree Christine HOUDY
1 day 3 mins
agree Didier Fourcot : "pour voir si ça vous va" (for size comme pour les fringues)?
1 day 17 hrs
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