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coffee parlours

French translation: Cafés chics à la mode

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English term or phrase:coffee parlours
French translation:Cafés chics à la mode
Entered by: sabroso

09:44 Feb 5, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: coffee parlours
"The fast-changing face of Kolkata, the invasion of chic coffee parlours and the changing taste of the students with more money at their disposal have landed (the Coffee house) in testing times."

j'éprouve qqs difficultés à rendre ce "parlour" ici
sabroso
Local time: 10:19
Cafés à la mode
Explanation:
je pense que ce terme englobe le fait que c'est une café et qu'on y aime se rencontrer. autrement je ne vois pas!

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-02-05 11:03:14 GMT)
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vue que c'est frequenté par les etudiants, cela me parait le plus pres. les salons (de café, jamais entendu) sont plus pour une autre generation
Selected response from:

LydieC
Local time: 10:19
Grading comment
merci beaucoup pour votre suggestion
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4Cafés à la mode
LydieC
4 +2maisons du café
Tradesca (X)
3 +2salon de café
Bram Poldervaart


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
salon de café


Explanation:
une idée

Bram Poldervaart
Local time: 10:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  aqanai
9 mins
  -> merci
agree  Marijke Olejniczak: Je dirais même salon de thé, ça revient au même
6 hrs
  -> merci
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Cafés à la mode


Explanation:
je pense que ce terme englobe le fait que c'est une café et qu'on y aime se rencontrer. autrement je ne vois pas!

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-02-05 11:03:14 GMT)
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vue que c'est frequenté par les etudiants, cela me parait le plus pres. les salons (de café, jamais entendu) sont plus pour une autre generation

LydieC
Local time: 10:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci beaucoup pour votre suggestion

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PFB (X): Probable. En fonction du style de texte, "café branché" serait une autre possibilité.
1 hr
  -> merci
agree  Merline: oui, cafés à la mode ou cafés branchés, je trouve ça très bien
1 hr
  -> merci
agree  RHELLER
6 hrs
  -> merci
neutral  Bram Poldervaart: pas un café branché mais un café d'une certaine allure, chique
7 hrs
  -> merci
agree  NancyLynn
12 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
maisons du café


Explanation:
analogue aux maisons de thé

Tradesca (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francine Alloncle
2 hrs
  -> Merci !
agree  Carole Paquis
8 hrs
  -> Merci !
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