Questions tagged [traduction]
Questions concernant l'équivalent français d'une expression ou d'un mot d'une autre langue.
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Quel serait l'équivalent de « one-size-fits-all » en contexte ?
Enfin, il faut se le dire : l’organisation scolaire proposée par notre
système appartient à un autre temps. Particulièrement au secondaire,
les horaires fixes, l’enseignement (et l’apprentissage) en ...
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What's the translation of "standing bars" in French?
A standing bar is a bar where patrons drink while standing up.
Example:
Tachinomi, also known as standing bars, are staples in Japan.
What's the translation of "standing bars" in French? ...
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A-t-on d'autres équivalents que « jongler » pour traduire le « balancing/juggling act » ?
Larousse (en ligne anglais-français) traduit l'adjectif/nom composé au figuré « balancing act » avec le verbe jongler dans le contexte suivant :
It was a real balancing act keeping everyone happy (...
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Comment traduire les « free-range children » faisant l'objet du « free-range parenting » ?
Je suis tombé sur l'article Wikipédia sur le « free-range parenting » et on a traduit par « parentage autonomisant » (Termium, GDT). Dans certains cas quand on aborde le sujet, ou plus généralement, ...
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Comment traduire le « come-to-Jesus moment » ?
Dans un titre d'article on trouve « Justin Trudeau’s ‘come-to-Jesus moment’ » (Marlene Jennings, Montrealgazette). Merriam-Webster définit ça comme « a moment of sudden realization, comprehension, or ...
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Compréhension de "occasion de chute" dans un texte ancien
Voici une citation de la Bible que j'affectionne particulièrement, Matthieux 5.30:
Et si ta main droite est pour toi une occasion de chute, coupe-la et jette-la loin de toi ; car il est avantageux ...
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Comment traduirait-on le verbe « to speed read » en français ?
Cambridge dictionary
speed read verb [ I or T ] (also speed-read) uk /ˈspiːd ˌriːd/ us /ˈspiːd ˌriːd/
to read and understand written texts faster than normal, often using particular techniques (= ...
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What's the translation of "bottle-keep" in French?
Bottle-keep is a:
service which is provided at some Japanese drinking establishments where a patron can purchase a bottle of liquor and have the unfinished portion stored until a later visit. A ...
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What does “cavalante” mean in a quote by Pierre Dac?
The quote by Pierre Dac is as follows.
En justice courante et cavalante, si tous les prévenus l'étaient à temps, le banc des accusés serait souvent vide.
English translation: In current and rushing(?)...
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Wouldn't be caught dead
— What do you think of that hat?
— I wouldn't be caught dead in it!
... ce qui veut dire : Même mort, même quand il ne me resterait aucune volonté, je le refuserais toujours ! Ce serait trop ...
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What's the translation of switcheroo in French?
A switcheroo is a:
sudden unexpected variation or reversal, often for a humorous purpose. It is colloquially used in reference to an act of intentionally or unintentionally swapping two objects.
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ls there an equivalent in French for "scare quotes"?
Wikipedia defines scare quotes as
quotation marks that writers place around a word or phrase to signal
that they are using it in an ironic, referential, or otherwise
non-standard sense [and] may ...
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What's the translation of "proffer" in French?
From https://www.burnhamgorokhov.com/criminal-defense-resources/white-collar-crimes/understanding-proffers-in-federal-and-white-collar-criminal-cases/:
The individual is under investigation or has ...
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What's the translation of "huckleberry" in French?
A huckleberry is a type of berry found in North America. What's the translation of "huckleberry" in French?
Google Translate and DeepL didn't help. Google Translate mentioned "airelle&...
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What's the translation of "back-seat driver" in French?
A back-seat driver is:
someone who offers unsolicited advice, directions, or help in a situation where someone else is doing something.
What's the translation of "back-seat driver" in ...
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How would you translate "survivability"?
How would you translate survivability in French in such context:
Network Survivability is a term that refers to the ability of the
network to maintain an acceptable level of service during a network ...
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Comment traduire le « slow-moving trainwreck colliding with a dumpster fire » ?
We're watching a slow-moving trainwreck collide with a dumpster fire.
(Isaac Boltansky, BTIG, sur CNN.com)
Le contexte c'est que les marchés financiers américains semblent aimer une forme d'équilibre ...
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Comment traduire le « disinformation researcher » ?
Je lis qu'une personne est un/une « disinformation researcher ». Sur la même page je lis qu'une autre personne est « a leading expert on online disinformation, fake news, and digital investigations ». ...
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Le terme « cadre numérique » doit-il être modifié vu les « nouvelles » fonctions etc. ?
Dans un article sur des « cadres numériques » on lit que :
L’avènement des cadres aux allures de tablettes numériques, qui
permettent de télécharger les photos de famille et de les voir défiler
en ...
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What's the translation of "bleisure" in French?
Business travel + leisure travel = bleisure travel.
Bleisure is a:
term used to describe travel that combines both business and leisure, by not comitting to one purpose solely. People on a bleisure ...
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Is "c'est ce que c'est" ever used in conversation? [duplicate]
In English, the phrase "It is what it is." can be used colloquially to reinforce a prior statement or assertion. For example, "I know you feel differently but it is what it is.". ...
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Conveying 'It's (not) coming home'
The song [Three Lions] has been described as the de facto "anthem" of English football since 1996. Its chorus, with the refrain "It's coming home", has become a popular chant for ...
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Convey different meanings of "badly", keeping the wordplay
When I was a teen, I wanted to play the drums so badly. Now after
decades of practice, I'm 40 and have achieved my goal. I can play the
drums badly!
Quand j'étais ado, je voulais tellement jouer de ...
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Translating the mathematical term "carry"
I want to translate the following sentence:
"The carry is a term from mathematics and stands for the number sign in a special step in arithmetic operations with numbers that are represented by a ...
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What's the translation of "record-tying" in French?
Example of use:
Weigh-in results: A record-tying four misses.
What's the translation of "record-tying" in French? Does any French adjective convey that meaning?
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How do you properly translate "aware"?
Both "aware" and "conscious" can be translated as "conscience" in French, but "conscious" and "aware" have different meanings (https://www.tandfonline....
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Comment exprimer être « primed » pour quelque chose ?
Mieux expliqué par an exemple tout simple :
Non je ne pense pas que tu as vu un fantôme. Tu as entendu un ruissèlement et vu une lumière, et tu t'es convaincu que tu l'as vu parce que tu était "...
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How to translate "Premium Canadian casual wear"?
It would be used on a badge stitch on t-shirts, in both English and French. I would like a common (no weird phrases) and modern translation, not too verbose, but able to translate the English meaning ...
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Wordplay with the name Kylian (Kinglian)
Reading the title of a Greek article about the yesterday's mythical performance of Kylian Mbappé I am wondering if we can convey the following wordplay in French.
Poland team bowed to Kinglian Mbappé....
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Conveying 'kill it' (i.e. do sth extremely well)
'Kill it' (informal) to do something extremely well:
Chris kills it on drums.
Paul Stanley (KISS) has praised PANTERA's comeback, saying the band's
new lineup is "killin' it".
Google's and ...
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Conveying score in the context of a grading table
I am wondering how to convey score in the context of a grading table as follows:
https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Typesetting_exams_in_LaTeX#Grading_table
My two cents (don't care about the marks)...
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Conveying "rough diamond" talking about a person
Joe is not that bad, you know! Deep down, he’s really kind even though he seems to lack good manners at times. He’s a rough diamond (i.e. a person who is generally of good character but lacks manners, ...
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Why is "French Language" translated as "Langue française" instead of "Langue Française"?
I see that "French Language" is translated as "Langue française" instead of "Langue Française" on this SE:
Why the casing difference? Since "French Language" ...
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What's the translation of "rubberneck" in French?
To rubberneck means:
To turn one's head to stare at something in a foolish manner.
Example: "a passerby rubbernecking at the accident scene"
What's the translation of "rubberneck"...
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Conveying 'party animal'
Sandy loves going to parties! She’s a real party animal.
A party animal = a person who loves partying.
Sandy adore aller aux soirées ! C'est une vraie fêtarde.
What other idiomatic ways exist to ...
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What's the translation of "talk move" in French?
Talk moves refer to:
discussion strategies to promote equitable participation in a rigorous classroom learning environment. Teachers and students can both use Talk Moves to encourage participation ...
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Comment traduire la locution « (can) ill afford » ?
En anglais on a l'emploi (can) ill afford, avec l'idée d'« impact néfaste » sans négation dans la phrase : « If you can ill afford something, you should not do it or get it because it will cause ...
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Comment traduire l'emploi adjectival « laisser-faire » dans « laisser-faire approach » ?
[...] Roth warned Musk’s laissez-faire approach to content moderation,
and his lack of a transparent process for making and enforcing
platform policies, has made Twitter less safe [...]
[ CNN, en ...
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How to say "razz" in French
Inspired by Razzie Awards for the worst cinematic under-achievements (aka Golden Raspberry Awards), I was wondering how to render the word "raspberry" in French, as in the expression "...
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What's the translation of "stablecoin" in French?
A stablecoin is a:
digital asset that remains stable in value against a pegged external traditional asset class.
What's the translation of "stablecoin" in French?
Google translate and ...
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How to say "must" as a deduction?
Comment puis-je exprimer l'idée d'une déduction en français dont la correspondance en anglais est must ?
Par exemple:
Ah! I see. You must be exhausted after such a long work!
En français, est-ce que ...
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Savoir vs. connaître en logique
La question est motivée par celle-ci dans la communauté de philosophie. À citer:
I've been researching Allan Hazlitt's claim that knowledge attribution isn't factive, i.e. the claim that (in ordinary ...
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Top of the day to you Sir!
how you would translate " top of the day" in French as a greeting, I don't seem to get what it could be?
Thank you!
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How do you say, "a very cheesy pizza"?
When I use the translator, I get "une pizza très fromagère" but when I google this French translation, I get only one result so something tells me it's wrong.
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Deux mots différents pour "marsh" et "swamp"
Je cherche à traduire une liste de différents types de terrains qui inclut à la fois "marsh" et "swamp". Si je comprend bien, la différence se situe dans le fait que le "swamp&...
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'il s'ennuie' or 'il est ennuie'. Which is correct?
I am bit confused on this:
Il s'ennuie. (ou) Il est ennuie. which is right?
When I google, it looks like the first one is correct. Not sure why second one is not.
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What's the translation of "open-rank position" in French?
An open-rank position means that:
the search committee will consider applicants across career stages.
What's the translation of "open-rank position" in French, in the context of a job ...
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Don't hold your breath
Ayant constaté la demande pour des équivalents de locutions anglaises ces derniers jours (par exemple, damn it ou flog a dead horse), j'ai eu l'idée de poser une question sur l'une d'entre elles.
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Pistes de traduction du « one-trick pony » ?
En anglais on a le « one-trick pony » (MW, Wik., Brit., Grammarist), informel, dont on dit par exemple qu'il est « one that is skilled in only one area; also : one that has success only once » (MW), ...
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Mentir à propos
J'ai cherché l'original français de la locution
Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?
attribuée à Voltaire, et je suis tombé sur
La politique est-elle autre chose que l’art ...
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