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"without the price tag"

French translation: sans se ruiner

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English term or phrase:\"without the price tag\"
French translation:sans se ruiner
Entered by: Scribae-Ling (X)

10:56 Mar 27, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: "without the price tag"
This sentence belongs to a Marketing brochure, and describes a printer:

"Everything a small business needs from a colour printer, **without the price tag** "

I just need some help for the last part of it. I have to over-translate it.
Can anybody help ?
Many thanks in advance,
Michèle

J'envisageais qch comme "avec un bon rapport qualité/prix"
Scribae-Ling (X)
Local time: 21:48
sans se ruiner
Explanation:
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Carole Pinto
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Local time: 21:48
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6sans se ruiner
Carole Pinto
4à moindre coût
aude lemeunier
4sans le coup de massue
JulieM
3sans le coût associé
Alain Boulé
2à un prix (très) abordable
Tony M


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
sans se ruiner


Explanation:
Une suggestion

Carole Pinto
France
Local time: 21:48
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agree  Dominique Stiver: If you have to over-translate, I confirm
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
à moindre coût


Explanation:
suggestion parmi d'autres...

à moindre coût
à un prix raisonnable

aude lemeunier
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sans le coût associé


Explanation:
Autre idée

Alain Boulé
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without the price tag
à un prix (très) abordable


Explanation:
Just another option one quite often sees.

The source term is actually used rather oddly here; usually, there is some kind of comparison made, such as "XYZ watch, just like a Rolex, but without the price tag" — but here, there is no such comparison, and as a result the expression rather falls flat.

Tony M
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sans le coup de massue


Explanation:
tout ce qu'une pme peut exiger d'une imprimante, sans le coup de massue

ou peut-être quelque chose avec la "planche à billet", qui fait écho à l'imprimante (pas besoin de planche à billet...)

...des suggestions peut-être trop familières

JulieM
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