chassé-croisé

English translation: crossfade/cross-fade

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French term or phrase:chassé-croisé
English translation:crossfade/cross-fade
Entered by: Deborah Mends

21:29 Jan 21, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
French term or phrase: chassé-croisé
Got another one I can't find...
Deborah Mends
France
Local time: 21:46
crossfade/cross-fade
Explanation:
see below

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-01-22 09:43:40 GMT)
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Sorry about incorrect URL but I am pretty sure this is correct.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-01-22 09:46:41 GMT)
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Could also be cross-dissolve (visual). Cross-fade used for music as well.
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Diane de Cicco
France
Local time: 21:46
Grading comment
I went with this one - thank you for the help, Diane!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5crossfade/cross-fade
Diane de Cicco
4will take you everywhere you want to go
Barbara Cochran, MFA
2back and forth
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chassé-croisé
will take you everywhere you want to go


Explanation:
I too found "to and fro" in a dictionary like Phillipe, but as a former advertising copywriter, I think this is a better way to say it.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 15:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Not my era! :-) But Debs was referring to a TYPE OF SHOT, I think...
3 mins
  -> She is talking about a car commercial. From the song "Vehicle" by the Ides of March (1960's), "I'll take you anywhere you want to go."
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
chassé-croisé
crossfade/cross-fade


Explanation:
see below

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-01-22 09:43:40 GMT)
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Sorry about incorrect URL but I am pretty sure this is correct.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-01-22 09:46:41 GMT)
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Could also be cross-dissolve (visual). Cross-fade used for music as well.


    Reference: http://www.voir.ca/membres/profil_contributions.aspx?iIDMemb...
Diane de Cicco
France
Local time: 21:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
I went with this one - thank you for the help, Diane!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
chassé-croisé
back and forth


Explanation:
one option offered by Grand Robert et Collins

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Note added at 15 hrs (2006-01-22 13:02:33 GMT)
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many film-related googles for "back and forth shot"!

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
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