Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
formaté à souhait
English translation:
impeccably-manicured
Added to glossary by
ntouzet (X)
Mar 25, 2003 09:36
21 yrs ago
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French term
Jean Goislot
formaté à souhait
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French to English
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Au cœur d’un paysage délavé et formaté à souhait – celui du centre-ville chic de la Suisse du Moyen-Orient
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | at the heart of a faded and impeccably-manicured landscape |
ntouzet (X)
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| 5 | custom made |
Gordana Podvezanec
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| 5 | perfectly layed out, arranged... |
Gena Lumbroso
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| 4 | customized |
EDLING (X)
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| 4 | made to measure |
Parrot
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| 4 | over-modified, excessively landscaped |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 | taylored |
SilLiz (X)
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| 3 | shaped as desired |
Valentín Hernández Lima
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Proposed translations
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at the heart of a faded and impeccably-manicured landscape
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Note added at 2003-03-25 09:52:06 (GMT)
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Also :
It is up to you, dear readers, to decide whether Lebanon can ever regain its position as the Switzerland of the Middle East.
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Note added at 2003-03-25 09:52:06 (GMT)
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Also :
It is up to you, dear readers, to decide whether Lebanon can ever regain its position as the Switzerland of the Middle East.
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4 mins
customized
Hope it helps
8 mins
Valentín Hernández Lima
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shaped as desired
.. would be one of the ways to express this idea in English.
Something like "...at the heart of a wash-out landscape shaped as desired.."
Cheers,
Val
Something like "...at the heart of a wash-out landscape shaped as desired.."
Cheers,
Val
11 mins
made to measure
perhaps.
14 mins
Gordana Podvezanec
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custom made
customized
made according to one's wishes
made according to one's wishes
19 mins
perfectly layed out, arranged...
positioned, shaped...
good luck!
good luck!
5 hrs
over-modified, excessively landscaped
A souhait does indeed mean "as one desires", but I can't help feeling I detect a note of irony here. This is undoubtedly due to the word "délavé", which is hardly positive.
You of course are in a position to judge from context, but it looks to me as if they are talking about a landscape that has been "Disneyfied", rendered bland as a result of the globalization of criteria of success and aesthetics, like a hillside of ticky-tacky houses that all look just the same.
You of course are in a position to judge from context, but it looks to me as if they are talking about a landscape that has been "Disneyfied", rendered bland as a result of the globalization of criteria of success and aesthetics, like a hillside of ticky-tacky houses that all look just the same.
10 hrs
taylored
Just another option
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