Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Brin de Provence
English translation:
an air of Provence
Added to glossary by
Maria Constant (X)
Sep 25, 2006 13:51
17 yrs ago
French term
Maria Constant (X)
Brin de Provence
French to English
Marketing
Cosmetics, Beauty
Aromatherapy
Taken from the first page under the heading Summary
Introduction : La Lavande, Brin de Provence
Présentation et concept de la marque
Les propriétés essentielles des produits du Terroir
Le coffret gourmets aux arômes de Provence
Le gel diffuseur d'ambiance : une invitation au voyage
Would sprig be right for brin and I'm not sure how to get round the "de Provence" part?
TIA
Introduction : La Lavande, Brin de Provence
Présentation et concept de la marque
Les propriétés essentielles des produits du Terroir
Le coffret gourmets aux arômes de Provence
Le gel diffuseur d'ambiance : une invitation au voyage
Would sprig be right for brin and I'm not sure how to get round the "de Provence" part?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | a hint of / touch of Provence |
Julie Barber
|
| 3 +3 | a touch of/whiff of Provence |
suezen
|
| 4 | A little piece of Provence |
Karen Tkaczyk
|
| 2 +1 | a sprig (flower) from Provence |
cjohnstone
|
Proposed translations
+1
5 mins
Selected
a hint of / touch of Provence
it's a play on words as it also means a little bit of .....
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 13 mins (2006-09-25 14:04:20 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
I quite like 'an air of Provence' to include the actual smell of the perfume
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 28 mins (2006-09-25 14:19:24 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
no chance that it's the brand though is there? as per the link below:
La route de la lavande - Collection Brin de Lavande
http://www.ppp-provence.com/produitsa.php?f=A&sf=7&ssf=&lang...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 35 mins (2006-09-25 14:26:59 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
This link is purely for the pictures, no translation help whatsoever!
http://www.decouverte-paca.fr/fr/tourisme.asp?id=378&sX_Menu...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 13 mins (2006-09-25 14:04:20 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
I quite like 'an air of Provence' to include the actual smell of the perfume
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 28 mins (2006-09-25 14:19:24 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
no chance that it's the brand though is there? as per the link below:
La route de la lavande - Collection Brin de Lavande
http://www.ppp-provence.com/produitsa.php?f=A&sf=7&ssf=&lang...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 35 mins (2006-09-25 14:26:59 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
This link is purely for the pictures, no translation help whatsoever!
http://www.decouverte-paca.fr/fr/tourisme.asp?id=378&sX_Menu...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rachel Fell
: good point about whether it's the brand name
42 mins
|
|
thanks Rachel
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "No, it wasn't the brand and I went with an air of Provence in the end. Thanks Julie."
5 mins
Karen Tkaczyk
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
PhD Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals/Cosmetics
Native in: English (Variants: US, British)
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
112
A little piece of Provence
My first reading given the context suggests it might be the other meaning of 'brin'. If you don't like that then I suppose you are looking at 'a provencal sprig' which doesn't do anything for me...
+1
1 hr
cjohnstone
France
France
Native in French
&
English
Works in field
France
Experience and feel
Native in: French 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to French, French to English
a sprig (flower) from Provence
ici en Provence on dit toujours un brin de lavande!!! idée de rajouter flower pour qu'en anglais on voit la fleur au bout du sprig!!! OK, invention verbale!!! Mais c'est pas juste l'odeur (cf réponses pécédentes, c'est aussi l'aspect physique et ici on fait des fuseaux de lavande justement avec des brins retournés et attachés par des rubans
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Julie Barber
: well I feel duty bound to agree then...but there's something about that word sprig....that doesn't sound attractive to me....How about 'Lavendar, the Flower of Provence' ?
1 hr
|
+3
5 mins
a touch of/whiff of Provence
a brin de is a sprig (of lavendar, in this case) but also 'a touch of'.
As they're presumably talking about the perfume a whiff of may work
A whiff of Provence Helen Harrison explains why essential oils are now a leading crop in Kent. Feel-good force Graham Uney explores the boom in conservation ...
Commuters rushing through the dark corridors of New York's Grand Central Station can catch a whiff of Provence from a little boutique nestled in the eastern ...
www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_28/b3791146.htm - 47k
www.countrymanmagazine.co.uk/magazine.html - 14k
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 17 hrs (2006-09-26 07:47:04 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
just a couple more ideas if it's not too late ... 'the fragrance of Provence' or 'a breath of Provence'
As they're presumably talking about the perfume a whiff of may work
A whiff of Provence Helen Harrison explains why essential oils are now a leading crop in Kent. Feel-good force Graham Uney explores the boom in conservation ...
Commuters rushing through the dark corridors of New York's Grand Central Station can catch a whiff of Provence from a little boutique nestled in the eastern ...
www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/02_28/b3791146.htm - 47k
www.countrymanmagazine.co.uk/magazine.html - 14k
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 17 hrs (2006-09-26 07:47:04 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
just a couple more ideas if it's not too late ... 'the fragrance of Provence' or 'a breath of Provence'
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
18 mins
|
|
thanks npapad :-)
|
|
| agree |
Karen Tkaczyk
: I wasn't thinking smell. That's good.
25 mins
|
|
thanks Karen :-)
|
|
| agree |
pomiglia
: whiff - how lovely!
1 hr
|
|
thanks :-)
|
Discussion