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Représentations visuelles

English translation: images

13:24 May 3, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Online sale
French term or phrase: Représentations visuelles
Ces représentations visuelles n’ont qu’une fonction illustrative..

I understand this refers to the appearance, the way the products look on the website. Can anyone help me with a better way to express this?
TIA
Julius Ngwa
Canada
Local time: 15:07
English translation:images
Explanation:
Why not use the simplest English word: images?

These are the typical, standard phrases in disclaimers about items sold online.
“images are for illustrative purposes only” [about 450,000 google hits returned]
“images are for illustration purposes only” [about 400,000 google hits returned]
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Valters Feists
Latvia
Local time: 22:07
Grading comment
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4representations/visual representations/pictures?
Louisa Tchaicha
4 +1Graphics / Visuals
Terry Richards
5images
Valters Feists
4visual depictions
Peter Field
4visual aids
Didier Fourcot


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
representations/visual representations/pictures?


Explanation:
These representations/visual representations are for illustration purposes only/ are solely for illustration purposes....

This is just what came to mind, there are probably better ways of saying it.

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Note added at 6 mins (2016-05-03 13:31:36 GMT)
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Or just "pictures"

Louisa Tchaicha
Tunisia
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Guillaume Brownlie Pacteau: That's it. Depending on what the 'représentations' are of course.
1 min
  -> Thanks Guillaume :)
agree  Verginia Ophof
24 mins
  -> Thanks Verginia :)
agree  Margaret Morrison: Agree. for example "Serving suggestion" if on a food pack.
28 mins
  -> Thanks Starbar :)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: probably just "pictures" will do it
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Gallagy!
disagree  Valters Feists: Not clear which one you prefer and/or recommend. "Pictures" seems the simplest, but probably doesn't sound business-like enough; compare with "someone's facebook pictures".
15 hrs
  -> Thanks for disagreeing Valters ;) I don't really have a preference, it's up to Asker to see which one best suits him.
agree  Susan Monnereau
18 hrs
  -> Thanks Susan!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
visual depictions


Explanation:
These visual depictions are for illustrative purposes only.

Peter Field
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of: English
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
visual aids


Explanation:
This is what I find most often in source texts that I translation to "représentatiosn visuelles"

My guess is the source text did not use "photo" or "image" on purpose, this must be something more general.

See how visual aids are defined, this is general enough to include pictures, maps, tables, charts, diagrams, animated GIFs or even videos:



    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_communication
    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20aid
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your input, Didier. It is actually very clear from my context that this refers to pictures (images) of products shoppers view when shopping on the website.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: Not in this (ill-defined) context.
1 day 18 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Graphics / Visuals


Explanation:
Two more options!

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
2 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: also possible
4 hrs
disagree  Valters Feists: Sorry, graphics is sometimes defined as a broader concept -- "Graphics often combine text, illustration, and color." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics
10 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
images


Explanation:
Why not use the simplest English word: images?

These are the typical, standard phrases in disclaimers about items sold online.
“images are for illustrative purposes only” [about 450,000 google hits returned]
“images are for illustration purposes only” [about 400,000 google hits returned]


Example sentence(s):
  • Images are for illustrative purposes only. http://deadprofit.com/terms/ (menswear brand, UK)
  • All images used are for illustrative purposes only. http://www.barratthomes.co.uk/Footer/Image-disclaimer/ (real estate, UK)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image
Valters Feists
Latvia
Local time: 22:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Latvian
PRO pts in category: 2
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