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Clean Romance

French translation: romance sentimentale

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English term or phrase:Clean Romance
French translation:romance sentimentale
Entered by: erwan-l

01:24 Mar 31, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: Clean Romance
Roman "facile" / à l'eau de rose / de "dating". Le sous-titre se présente comme suit :

"The Do-Over Date Series, Book One
(A Second Chance Clean Romance)"

Je me suis fait confirmer par l'autrice que "clean romance" se rapprochait dans son esprit de "sweet romance" : pas de sexe, pas de gros mots, jurons, insultes, etc.

Une idée en français ? Romance sentimentale ?
erwan-l
France
Local time: 14:19
roman sentimental
Explanation:
"A l'eau de rose" est plus courant mais l'expression est péjorative.
"Roman bleu" serait sans doute plus juste mais c'est un terme tellement archaique qu'il est incomporéhensible.

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Note added at 49 mins (2020-03-31 02:13:24 GMT)
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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_sentimental_(XVIIIe_sièc...
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Bruno Moynié
Canada
Local time: 08:19
Grading comment
Merci ! J'ai conclu par "romance sentimentale", comme la FNAC ou Amazon...
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2roman sentimental
Bruno Moynié
3 +1romance pure
Thomas T. Frost
4Romance platonique.
Sanjin Grandić
3Idylle innocente
Madeline VIDAL
3la ravissante histoire d'un amour reconquis
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
3une belle histoire d'amour
Marion Feildel (X)


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
clean romance
romance pure


Explanation:
There are probably many ways to express it.

Thomas T. Frost
Portugal
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maximilien Petitjean: Oui, ou "à l'état pur"/"sans tache".
2 days 10 hrs
  -> Merci.
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
clean romance
roman sentimental


Explanation:
"A l'eau de rose" est plus courant mais l'expression est péjorative.
"Roman bleu" serait sans doute plus juste mais c'est un terme tellement archaique qu'il est incomporéhensible.

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Note added at 49 mins (2020-03-31 02:13:24 GMT)
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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_sentimental_(XVIIIe_sièc...


    https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_bleue
Bruno Moynié
Canada
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci ! J'ai conclu par "romance sentimentale", comme la FNAC ou Amazon...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Françoise Vogel: pourquoi pas ?
16 hrs
agree  Sanjin Grandić: Bonsoir, moi aussi je prefere ta version a la mienne. "Platonique, c'est presque une diagnose mdr.-nb. desole pour le manque des accentsj-'je viens de detruire un autre de mes claviers AZERTY le 4 eme depuis que je suis en Croatie. A+
6 days
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
clean romance
Idylle innocente


Explanation:
L'idée d'innocence se rapproche assez de la description de l'autrice "pas de sexe, pas de gros mots, jurons, insultes, etc.".

Madeline VIDAL
France
Local time: 14:19
Native speaker of: French
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
clean romance
Romance platonique.


Explanation:
I think that the term "platonic" describes quite well what the author told you regarding the "Clean romance."

There are many accurate translations for this term, and my answer is just one of them. (I hope -:) )

Larousse :
Se dit d'un amour idéal, d'une passion pure de toute sensualité.
De pure forme, sans effet réel : Protestation platonique.




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Note added at 15 hrs (2020-03-31 17:05:35 GMT)
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Au traducteur de faire son choix. -:)

Example sentence(s):
  • "5 signes que tu vis une romance platonique à la fac !" (Melty campus)
  • "Que faire de cette romance platonique ...?" (aufeminin)
Sanjin Grandić
Croatia
Local time: 14:19
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci, mais ne pas parler de sexe ne signifie pas du tout platonique : tout est dans la suggestion.

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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
clean romance
la ravissante histoire d'un amour reconquis


Explanation:

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Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
clean romance
une belle histoire d'amour


Explanation:
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Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 15:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 27
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