Miroir coin

English translation: Coin mirror

20:24 Nov 30, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances / type of mirror
French term or phrase: Miroir coin
Has anyone every come across one of these before? It appears you turn it to alter the angle.

See the link for more information:

http://www.la-fable.com/coin-20-principe

Thanks.
Daniel Gray
Germany
Local time: 21:48
English translation:Coin mirror
Explanation:
In your text, it is actually the proper name of the product, so you can't really translate it!

In the body of the text, it explains that it uses a 'wedge' to achieve this effect — but clearly you can't rename the product 'Wedge mirror'!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 21:48
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Thanks again!
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5 +3Coin mirror
Tony M


  

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miroir Coin
Coin mirror


Explanation:
In your text, it is actually the proper name of the product, so you can't really translate it!

In the body of the text, it explains that it uses a 'wedge' to achieve this effect — but clearly you can't rename the product 'Wedge mirror'!

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:48
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PRO pts in category: 132
Grading comment
Thanks again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your answer, Tony. I also thought the only option would be to use the proper name of the product. I was just wondering if there was a "technical" term for this type of mirror, but I imagine not.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: It's occurred to me that the problem isn't just the written name, but the spoken one, given the very different pronunciation of "coin" in French and English.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, B! :-)

agree  philgoddard: Hence the capital C.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil! Exactly!

agree  Didier Fourcot: However the reader will understand "miroir pièce" when this is actually a wedge, "wedge mirror (Coin)"?
19 hrs
  -> Merci, Didier !
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