Catherine Deneuve quote

English translation: you can recognize the amateurs from the clumsiness

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German term or phrase:Catherine Deneuve quote
English translation:you can recognize the amateurs from the clumsiness
Entered by: David Williams

12:21 Dec 10, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
German term or phrase: Catherine Deneuve quote
My text contains a quote by Cathérine Deneuve that I simply cannot find in English:
"Dilettanten erkennt man an der Plumpheit ihrer Komplimente. Der routinierte Verführer riskiert Kritik."
Does anyone know it? My working versions are:

“You can recognise dilettantes from the plumpmess of the compliments they make. The experienced seducer risks criticism.”

“You can recognise dilettantes by the plumpmess of the compliments they make. The experienced seducer dares to criticise.”
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 16:10
you can recognize the amateurs from the clumsiness
Explanation:
You can recognize the amateurs from the clumsiness of their amorous compliments. The experienced flirter takes risks.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-12-10 16:54:38 GMT)
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No physical source, just that I have met her personally and spoken with her several times, and this is the idea she would express.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-12-10 17:17:00 GMT)
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recognize is always with Z
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 16:10
Grading comment
Brilliant, thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +1you can recognize the amateurs from the clumsiness
Etienne Muylle Wallace


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you can recognize the amateurs from the clumsiness


Explanation:
You can recognize the amateurs from the clumsiness of their amorous compliments. The experienced flirter takes risks.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-12-10 16:54:38 GMT)
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No physical source, just that I have met her personally and spoken with her several times, and this is the idea she would express.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-12-10 17:17:00 GMT)
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recognize is always with Z

Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 16:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Brilliant, thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Great, thanks! I can't find any hits for it on the Internet mind you. Do you have a source by any chance?

Asker: Fantastic, thank you! And would she (if she were writing) use the US spelling "recognize"?

Asker: I'm sure it can be with S, e.g. http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=eL4jU.&search=recognise or http://www.dict.cc/?s=recognise, but never mind :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kcda: Or "...by their clumsiness of making amorous compliments."
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