Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
sans cachet
English translation:
with no particular charm / of no special interest / unpretentious / unremarkable
French term
France
Native in: English
sans cachet
"Ensemble bâti sans cachet ni maison de Maître"
| 4 +5 | with no particular charm / of no special interest |
Tony M
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mchd
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Proposed translations
with no particular charm / of no special interest
Usually, having 'cachet' is a positive sales point and is fairly easy to render; here, the absence of it is slightly trickier, in order to sound honest without being too discouraging.
And yes, really, this is the sort of term that I'd expect anyone with a modicum of exposure to FR culture to understand.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-03-05 16:19:53 GMT)
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Probably more natural in EN to say something like 'fairly ordinary' or 'rather plain' etc. In more colloquial language, we'd probably just say 'boring' — but I hardly think that fits the register here!
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writeaway
: yes, loads of options and the person with the whole text is in the best position to choose.
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Thanks, W/A!
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B D Finch
: Perhaps this is not marketing, but a report-back by a property hunter.
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Thanks, B! Ah yes, that would be a more likely scenario.
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ph-b (X)
: That's what it means.
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Merci, Ph_B !
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Yvonne Gallagher
: "this is the sort of term that I'd expect anyone with a modicum of exposure to FR culture to understand." Exactly!
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Thanks, Yvonne!
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AllegroTrans
: "no particular charm" is a tad negative so maybe a neutral word such as "unpretentious" would work well
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Thanks, C!
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Reference comments
en langue française
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/cachet/11966
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Tony M
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writeaway
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AllegroTrans
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