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cotonneuse

English translation: enveloping warmth

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French term or phrase:cotonneuse
English translation:enveloping warmth
Entered by: Ega

12:14 Dec 7, 2009
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
French term or phrase: cotonneuse
The sentence, taken from a press review about a newly released jazz album reads as follo9ws: " Dans cet album de jazz doux, la voix suave de la jeune femme lui donne une chaleur cotonneuse"
Ega
Local time: 07:31
enveloping warmth
Explanation:
cotonneuse gives simultaneously the idea of soft and muffled - not hot but warm
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David Vaughn
Local time: 07:31
Grading comment
merci!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5enveloping warmth
David Vaughn
3fuzzy warmth/glow
Verginia Ophof


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
enveloping warmth


Explanation:
cotonneuse gives simultaneously the idea of soft and muffled - not hot but warm

David Vaughn
Local time: 07:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 201
Grading comment
merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne-Marie Grant (X): nice
4 mins
agree  egj_translation: cotonneuse would be literally translated as "woolly" or "cottony"; so "woolly warmth" is the literal translation of "chaleur cotonneuse", but DV's suggested term is a more elegant solution, and more common a catch-phrase in this genre of text.
5 mins
agree  John Detre
1 hr
agree  Michael Lotz
2 hrs
agree  Travelin Ann
3 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fuzzy warmth/glow


Explanation:
just another suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 23:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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