Le magazine se lira dans les deux sens

English translation: The magazine can be read from either end

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French term or phrase:Le magazine se lira dans les deux sens
English translation:The magazine can be read from either end
Entered by: B D Finch

16:20 Jun 6, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Journalism / Presentation of an event\'s magazine serving a dual purpose
French term or phrase: Le magazine se lira dans les deux sens
I could of course translate this literally but I'm wondering if there's a name in English for a magazine that you can turn upside-down to read from either end. I've tried loads of possible terms but nothing stands out: reversible, bi-directional, dual-direction, ...

Le magazine se lira dans les deux sens, c'est-à-dire que d'un côté figurera le XXX avec sa couverture et de l'autre le YYY avec son identité visuelle propre.
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 20:14
The magazine can be read from either end
Explanation:
fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2009/.../milorad-pavic-famous-serbian-author-of.htm
While he became very famous in the English speaking world with the ... (the novel can be read from either end following two characters that are ...

www.amazon.co.uk/Canvas-The-Benjamin-Stein/dp/1934824658Buy Canvas, The by Benjamin Stein (ISBN: 9781934824658) from Amazon's Book Store. ... Publisher: OPEN LETTER (11 Oct. 2012); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1934824658; ISBN-13: 978-1934824658 .... It can be read from either end.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1841501778
Ann Miller - 2007 - ‎Art
Critical Approaches to French-language Comic Strip Ann Miller ... symmetrical and can be read from either end, investigates reversibility at the levels of the ... fact that it is a book, a film or a bande dessinée, but it may, as in the work of Mathieu, ...



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Or, "from either side":
https://www.behance.net/gallery/5700407/In-Front-and-Behind-...
The concept is that the book can be read from either side, because it is has two parts. The reader can flip the book, choosing which part to read first.

Or, "from either cover":
apenglitghs2012.blogspot.com/2012/01/sharing-your-independent-reading-and.html
12 Jan 2012 - It can be read from either cover, each telling the same story from the perspective of one of the main characters (Sam and Hailey, respectively).
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 21:14
Grading comment
Thank you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2The magazine can be read from either end
B D Finch
4the magazine will be read from whichever cover to cover
Francois Boye
3The magazine is two sided
Ana Vozone


Discussion entries: 23





  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The magazine is two sided


Explanation:
My suggestion.

And remember, The SCENE is a two-sided magazine with two covers and sections printed 180 degrees opposite each other.

Another example.

"CRAZED MAGAZINE: NIGHTLIFE & DJ TECH MAGAZINE. (CRAZED MAGAZINE IS A TWO SIDED MAGAZINE WITH TWO TOPICS) "

Example sentence(s):
  • The SCENE is a two-sided magazine with two covers and sections printed 180 degrees opposite each other.
  • It means that instead of having a front and a back cover, we have a two-sided magazine with two different covers.

    https://issuu.com/thescenemag
Ana Vozone
Local time: 20:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. It clearly does exist as a term for a couple of magazines. The references are in the correct context. But it seems very rare.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: It doesn't really matter what you call it, since they go on to explain what it means. A literal translation seems the obvious choice.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Phil!

neutral  Francois Boye: 'se lira' is not the same as 'se lit'
2 hrs

disagree  Dr Andrew Read: I don't think this makes it as clear as BD Finch's suggestion and 'two-sided' also has a slight negative connotation.
19 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the magazine will be read from whichever cover to cover


Explanation:
A reformulation of the expression 'reading from cover to cover'

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The magazine can be read from either end


Explanation:
fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2009/.../milorad-pavic-famous-serbian-author-of.htm
While he became very famous in the English speaking world with the ... (the novel can be read from either end following two characters that are ...

www.amazon.co.uk/Canvas-The-Benjamin-Stein/dp/1934824658Buy Canvas, The by Benjamin Stein (ISBN: 9781934824658) from Amazon's Book Store. ... Publisher: OPEN LETTER (11 Oct. 2012); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1934824658; ISBN-13: 978-1934824658 .... It can be read from either end.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1841501778
Ann Miller - 2007 - ‎Art
Critical Approaches to French-language Comic Strip Ann Miller ... symmetrical and can be read from either end, investigates reversibility at the levels of the ... fact that it is a book, a film or a bande dessinée, but it may, as in the work of Mathieu, ...



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Note added at 16 hrs (2016-06-07 08:51:30 GMT)
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Or, "from either side":
https://www.behance.net/gallery/5700407/In-Front-and-Behind-...
The concept is that the book can be read from either side, because it is has two parts. The reader can flip the book, choosing which part to read first.

Or, "from either cover":
apenglitghs2012.blogspot.com/2012/01/sharing-your-independent-reading-and.html
12 Jan 2012 - It can be read from either cover, each telling the same story from the perspective of one of the main characters (Sam and Hailey, respectively).

B D Finch
France
Local time: 21:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, BD. I was going to close without grading (something I've not done yet) but these are all helpful ideas.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Andrew Read: Yes, I think this is best: probably 'from either cover' OR 'starting from either cover'.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Andrew

agree  GILOU
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Gilou
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