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L’aboyeuse

English translation: Presenter; Compere; Announcer; "Barker"

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:L’aboyeuse
English translation:Presenter; Compere; Announcer; "Barker"
Entered by: liz askew

18:22 Nov 13, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / job title at a fashion show
French term or phrase: L’aboyeuse
>>>>> L’aboyeuse
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:50
Presenter
Explanation:

aboyeur masculin
1. (Chasse) Chien qui aboie à la vue du sanglier, sans en approcher.
2. (Figuré) Celui qui fatigue par des criailleries importunes, par des injures.
o Eux, les aboyeurs, vont commencer à l'approuver lorsque précisément nous cesserons de le faire. — (André Gide, avant-propos de Retour de l'U.R.S.S., 1936)
3. Celui qui, à la porte des théâtres, hôtels, cafés, restaurants, etc., appelle les voitures ou attire les clients.
o Il faut bien commencer, susurra la commère qui se nommait Mme Badin et qui, du moment qu'on buvait, négligeait son emploi d'aboyeuse. — (Francis Carco, Images cachées, 1929)
4. Nomenclateur, huissier qui annonce à voix haute le nom des visiteurs.
o l'huissier (qu'on appelait dans ce temps-là « l'aboyeur ») de Mme de Guermantes. — (Marcel Proust, À la recherche du temps perdu, Sodome et Gomorrhe, 1922)
http://www.google.com/search?q=person who introduces models ...


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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-13 19:23:45 GMT)
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Presenter needed tommmorow for Fashion Show! - StarNow.com.au
www.starnow.com.au/.../Presenters/presenter_needed_tommmoro...
5 Feb 2011 – Presenter needed tommmorow for Fashion Show! - Auditions & Jobs for Models, Actors, Musicians and Dancers. Reality TV Casting Calls.
Presenter needed for 2011 end of summer fashion show - Leeds ...
www.starnow.ca/Link.aspx?l=4815&return_url...aspx?l...
- Block all www.starnow.ca results
31 Jul 2011 – Presenter needed for 2011 end of summer fashion show - Leeds - Auditions & Jobs for Models, Actors, Musicians and Dancers.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-13 19:24:37 GMT)
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p.s.
I think you are right to suspect "barker"..I think it would be a howler too!

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-13 19:25:50 GMT)
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Search Results

barker noun
Ronnie Barker

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Definition of barker noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
barker
noun
/ˈbɑrkər/ barker pronunciation American

a person who stands outside a place where there is entertainment and shouts to people to go in
He acted like a carnival barker, whipping the crowd into a frenzy.

!!!

avoid "barker" like the plague:)
Selected response from:

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:50
Grading comment
thanks so much everybody! I wish the points could be shared, as, in the end, this was really difficult to decide. Jmleger's "barker" is not wrong, albeit not for the reasons he gave, but I believe his more plausible (to my ears!) "announcer" preceded Sheila's by a minute or two - although it's hard to be certain... It turns out that "barker" could have been the correct term at the time (1947), but it sounds so odd now, that I instinctively shied away from it - rightly or wrongly. I wonder at what point one should ignore one's instinct... I would have felt it required surrounding quotes, but as this is a presentation, these would be "lost". Finally, Liz's clear explanation (especially Point 4) proved extremely helpful in making my final choice
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Announcer
Sheila Wilson
4 +2emcee
kashew
3 +2Presenter
liz askew
4Voice / Narrator
Lara Barnett
4barkers
jmleger
4the trend-setter
bigmimi


Discussion entries: 10





  

Answers


17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Voice / Narrator


Explanation:
This is what I immediately thought of on reading your context to this term. The "barker" obviously refers in a French way to somebody constantly making a comment on what is being displayed. Obviously this is not a reference that would be understood or appreciated in English, so this could be a neutral way of explaining what is happening here.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Man stands behind a microphone presumably describing her outfit. NARRATOR states: "There was a time when women were content to wear the trousers, but now they're wearing another conventional part of male dress - the waistcoat."

    Reference: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=11734
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
1 corroborated select project
in this pair and field What is ProZ.com Project History(SM)?
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks Lara - especially for the background info and reference!

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
barkers


Explanation:
they are carnies who tout attractions at fairs.

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-11-13 18:40:09 GMT)
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ok, you can go with "announcer" if you want to stay neutral

jmleger
Local time: 16:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks jmleger! Rightly or wrongly, I'm trying to avoid any connotations of "touting" for the sake of the register. I had heard of the Chief Barker of the Variety Club, but am not sure that it fits the context or register of an haute-couture fashion show. But I'll check into this...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer White: I'd go with barker. (The variety Club has a Chief Barker, doesn't it?)
41 mins
neutral  liz askew: I wouldn't go with "barker":)
47 mins
neutral  Sheila Wilson: Sounds like a working men's club, bingo session or an old music-hall
1 hr
neutral  Jack Dunwell: precisely miz Wilson
1 hr
disagree  amanda solymosi: It is ugly in this context
14 hrs
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Presenter


Explanation:

aboyeur masculin
1. (Chasse) Chien qui aboie à la vue du sanglier, sans en approcher.
2. (Figuré) Celui qui fatigue par des criailleries importunes, par des injures.
o Eux, les aboyeurs, vont commencer à l'approuver lorsque précisément nous cesserons de le faire. — (André Gide, avant-propos de Retour de l'U.R.S.S., 1936)
3. Celui qui, à la porte des théâtres, hôtels, cafés, restaurants, etc., appelle les voitures ou attire les clients.
o Il faut bien commencer, susurra la commère qui se nommait Mme Badin et qui, du moment qu'on buvait, négligeait son emploi d'aboyeuse. — (Francis Carco, Images cachées, 1929)
4. Nomenclateur, huissier qui annonce à voix haute le nom des visiteurs.
o l'huissier (qu'on appelait dans ce temps-là « l'aboyeur ») de Mme de Guermantes. — (Marcel Proust, À la recherche du temps perdu, Sodome et Gomorrhe, 1922)
http://www.google.com/search?q=person who introduces models ...


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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-13 19:23:45 GMT)
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Presenter needed tommmorow for Fashion Show! - StarNow.com.au
www.starnow.com.au/.../Presenters/presenter_needed_tommmoro...
5 Feb 2011 – Presenter needed tommmorow for Fashion Show! - Auditions & Jobs for Models, Actors, Musicians and Dancers. Reality TV Casting Calls.
Presenter needed for 2011 end of summer fashion show - Leeds ...
www.starnow.ca/Link.aspx?l=4815&return_url...aspx?l...
- Block all www.starnow.ca results
31 Jul 2011 – Presenter needed for 2011 end of summer fashion show - Leeds - Auditions & Jobs for Models, Actors, Musicians and Dancers.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-13 19:24:37 GMT)
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p.s.
I think you are right to suspect "barker"..I think it would be a howler too!

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-13 19:25:50 GMT)
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Search Results

barker noun
Ronnie Barker

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Definition of barker noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
barker
noun
/ˈbɑrkər/ barker pronunciation American

a person who stands outside a place where there is entertainment and shouts to people to go in
He acted like a carnival barker, whipping the crowd into a frenzy.

!!!

avoid "barker" like the plague:)

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thanks so much everybody! I wish the points could be shared, as, in the end, this was really difficult to decide. Jmleger's "barker" is not wrong, albeit not for the reasons he gave, but I believe his more plausible (to my ears!) "announcer" preceded Sheila's by a minute or two - although it's hard to be certain... It turns out that "barker" could have been the correct term at the time (1947), but it sounds so odd now, that I instinctively shied away from it - rightly or wrongly. I wonder at what point one should ignore one's instinct... I would have felt it required surrounding quotes, but as this is a presentation, these would be "lost". Finally, Liz's clear explanation (especially Point 4) proved extremely helpful in making my final choice
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks liz! Another eminent possibility!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Dunwell
57 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: absolutely no barkers!
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Announcer


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-13 19:30:30 GMT)
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Sorry about the lack of explanation, but I absolutely HAD to go and eat - this is France, after all!

My C+R give aboyeur as (théâtre) barker, (réception) usher. However, if you think in terms of a fashion show, this role of introducing the models and their weird habits (IMO) falls to the "announcer" or "presenter", although Kashew's MC is another possibility.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-13 19:31:43 GMT)
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The announcer introduced the next creation?

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 22:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks Sheila! This seemed the obvious solution from the start, but it's followed by"annonce", which I've translated as "announced". Trying to avoid "announcer announced"!

Asker: I like "introduced"!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Lofthouse
57 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Jack Dunwell
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: "announcer presented the details of next outfit" also possible
2 hrs
  -> Thanks. I quite agree. In fact, I prefer presented/introduced to announced, because she would probably give a bit of detail rather than just the name of the outfit
agree  Hal D'Arpini: It seems that "announcer" is the word commonly used with respect to fashion shows.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Alison Sabedoria (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  mimi 254
14 hrs
  -> Thanks
neutral  amanda solymosi: Too bland
14 hrs
  -> There certainly isn't a lot of pzazz in it, but you have to go with what your language provides.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the trend-setter


Explanation:
dans le contexte........

bigmimi
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of: French
Notes to answerer
Asker: many thanks bigmimi!

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
emcee


Explanation:
MC

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Note added at 23 minutes (2011-11-13 18:46:06 GMT)
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Nigel Barker (!) emcee
http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=emcee for the fashion ...

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Note added at 13 heures (2011-11-14 08:02:19 GMT)
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"Have some sort of description of the pieces; whether it is in a program or if their designer or ***emcee*** wants to speak about the pieces. This adds another level by which the guests can help remember certain pieces after seeing them only for 30-45 seconds each."

kashew
France
Local time: 23:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks kashew! This and "presenter" seem the safest solutions so far. (Don't know what happened to my earlier note - hope you don't get a duplicate!)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, lots of ghits for MC for fashion shows
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Jack Dunwell
13 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  amanda solymosi
14 hrs
  -> Thanks
disagree  Karen Vincent-Jones (X): This would be unlikely in 1947!!
1 day 17 hrs
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