pour le clin d’œil mode.

English translation: for a wink in the direction of fashion

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French term or phrase:	pour le clin d’œil mode.
English translation:	for a wink in the direction of fashion
Entered by:	B D Finch

16:03 Apr 23, 2015

French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Clothing catalogue

French term or phrase: pour le clin d’œil mode.

n’hésitez pas à associer ces t shirts motif lion à un autre accessoires lion, pour le clin d’œil mode.

There is a play on words here as the lion printed on the T shirt is winking. I have tried a number of different ways to get the gist but nothing is quite what I want.

Louise TAYLOR KudoZ activity Questions: 25 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 40 France
Local time: 23:17

for a wink in the direction of fashion

Explanation:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0595337740
J. Ben Tarver - 2004 - ‎Fiction
Fall presented this question with a big grin on his face and a wink in the direction of the jury. Strickland glowered at Fall before turning to Judge Henry.

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And as a place to steal a fashion secret or two – so long as they don't all point us in the direction of Rokit and Topshop's 'vintage section'. It is always a great ...

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B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:17

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +5

and in the blink of an eye you've got style

Jennifer White

4 +3

for a wink in the direction of fashion

B D Finch

3 +4

and be all the rage in a twinkling!

Wendy Streitparth

4 +1

for style/fashion in the blink of an eye

Daisy Lyle

for a look that roars with style.

Jeffrey Henson

Discussion entries: 11

MoiraB

France

Not sure whether this works

13:07 Apr 24, 2015

but how about some embedded brackets? ... to show your keen (winking) eye for fashion. Or just forget the winking and leave the pun at 'eye? Or use brackets in the 'stylish nod (and a wink) to fashion' idea?

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

11:22 Apr 24, 2015

Lucy's suggestion is good. The lion image can be used instead. I don't think it is absolutely necessary to stick to the idea of "wink", "clin d'oeil" much (over) used in French for "with reference to". There are options around the idea of the play on words in the original, or you can use the lion. I mean, you could go way OTT : mane attraction has already been cited and something with "animal" could go the same way. Let's not lose sight of the fact that this is a catchy end to the sentence and it needs something light. A direct reference to fashion is not compulsory here. So winks, eye, attractionetc., anything related to looking (but not blink). Or something with the lion, animal and so on. But it has to be natural in English. Overplaying this one could make it heavy and ridiculous.

"Clin d'oeil mode" is used a lot in fashion articles. It may have been purely fortuitous in the first instance!

Lori Cirefice

France

hint hint

10:35 Apr 24, 2015

You might be able to fit in "hint hint" to represent the winking lion?

Lucy O'Shea

United Kingdom

07:00 Apr 24, 2015

Thanks Phil and Sheri. I like the "mane attraction" idea too :)

Sheri P

United States

22:42 Apr 23, 2015

Both Lucy's and Phil's ideas are very good. The tricky part here, as Louise has said, is the play on words: 'clin d’œil' is referring to how a lion-themed accessory would allude to (or 'wink at') the lion t-shirt, and at the same time it is referring to the actual wink of the lion. I would try to preserve that somehow.

Jennifer White

United Kingdom

22:17 Apr 23, 2015

If you insist on using wink, try "with a nod and a wink" etc etc.

philgoddard

United States

22:08 Apr 23, 2015

That's a great suggestion, Lucy. Or perhaps "You'll be the mane attraction".

Lucy O'Shea

United Kingdom

Thinking outside the box

21:59 Apr 23, 2015

If the winking idea sounds weird in English, why not make a pun using the lion. E.g. "your outfit will be a roaring success". Just an idea :)

kashew

France

As Phil says:

19:07 Apr 23, 2015

winking doesn't work in English like in French.
This goes beyond normal translation - ask for a super tarif - 10x !
I could do something good - but I'm not even getting 0.01 per word.

philgoddard

United States

16:44 Apr 23, 2015

I think you have to lose the idea of "wink" and find some other way of saying it. The play on words doesn't work in English in my opinion.

writeaway

What were the ways you tried and then rejected?

16:14 Apr 23, 2015

Would be useful/helpful to know

Answers

35 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

for a wink in the direction of fashion

B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 112

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Daisy Lyle

2 hrs

-> Thanks Daisy

agree

kashew: Without comment!

3 hrs

-> Thanks kashew - It's not "word for word", but why agree if you think it's "pathetic"?

agree

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.

6 hrs

-> Thanks Patricia

neutral

Nikki Scott-Despaigne: This expression is common in French, whereas it would not usually be the obvious choice in English. However, with the play on words, it works quite well here. Nevertheless, I suspect there may be something a little more natural.

16 hrs

-> I realise that the meaning is somewhat different, but it references the winking lion and I think it works as a catchy slogan for marketing.

neutral

Lori Cirefice: not very catchy at all IMO

17 hrs

neutral

writeaway: it's marketing so it's completely up to asker. not really "the" translation, just one suggestion

4 days

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

and in the blink of an eye you've got style

Explanation:
just a suggestion..............

Jennifer White
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank You.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

kashew: Is blinking the same as winking?

1 hr

-> of course not, but you have to be a bit inventive here.

agree

Daisy Lyle

1 hr

-> thanks!

neutral

philgoddard: Agree with kashew. If the tiger were blinking, this would work.

2 hrs

-> well, have you a better idea? "A wink in the direction of fashion" (above) is surely not acceptable here.

neutral

Nikki Scott-Despaigne: "blink" is a two-eyed (usually involuntary) response. A "wink" is a single-eyed voluntary action.// Didn't mean to offend. Yes, this is copyrighting but "blink" loses the implicit and metaphorical meanings of "wink". "Twinkling" of an eye?

15 hrs

-> I actually know this, thanks. This is copywriting, not translation.

agree

Lori Cirefice: yes, for this type of text, something like this is needed!

16 hrs

-> Thanks!

agree

writeaway

1 day 17 hrs

-> thanks!

agree

Maren Baudet-Lackner

3 days 13 hrs

-> Thanks!

agree

Philippa Smith: a great solution!!

4 days

-> Well thanks! Seems another suggestion has been chosen. Oh well..........!

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

and be all the rage in a twinkling!

Explanation:
-

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 23:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you.

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

for style/fashion in the blink of an eye

Explanation:
I broadly agree with BD Finch but would rather put it like this myself as it's closer to the original and doesn't sound too rubbish hopefully!

Daisy Lyle
France
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you

20 hrs confidence:

for a look that roars with style.

Explanation:
Full quote from the site below:
"The new collection features funky animal prints for a look that roars with style."

Reference: http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=...

Jeffrey Henson
France
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of:

English

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