scaled up

French translation: gagner en volume/proportions

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English term or phrase:to be scaled up
French translation:gagner en volume/proportions
Entered by: MBCatherine

19:44 Feb 2, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Haute couture / Maroquinerie
English term or phrase: scaled up
AAA's iconic BBB bag is scaled up to become a chic trolley case, while the CCC, by contrast, is downsized to a neat clutch.

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AAA : marque de haute couture
BBB : nom d'un sac
CCC : nom d'un autre sac

"scaled up" et "downsized" me posent problème dans ce contexte. Je n'arrive pas à trouver une formulation élégante. Toutes vos idées sont les bienvenues. Merci.
MBCatherine
France
Local time: 15:19
gagne en proportions
Explanation:
...et devient / et se transforme en un ....
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ALIAS trad
Belgium
Local time: 15:19
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Merci à tous !
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3prend de l'ampleur
Euqinimod (X)
4s'étoffe / se distille (s'épure)
Cecile Vidic (X)
4de plus grande envergure
Linda Lemieux
4se déploie
Beila Goldberg
3gagne en proportions
ALIAS trad


  

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s'étoffe / se distille (s'épure)


Explanation:
Pour "scaled up", "s'étoffe" rappelle le contexte de la haute couture. Pour "downsized", "se distille" fait penser au monde du parfum, au perfectionnement dans la réduction, a l'essence.

Cecile Vidic (X)
United States
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
prend de l'ampleur


Explanation:
opposé à downsized=est réduit à, se réduit

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  megumi5
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agree  emiledgar
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agree  GILOU
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de plus grande envergure


Explanation:
Dans ce contexte:
1. scaled up: taille de plus grande envergure
2. downsized: de taille plus menue

Linda Lemieux
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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gagne en proportions


Explanation:
...et devient / et se transforme en un ....

ALIAS trad
Belgium
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 24
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Merci à tous !
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se déploie


Explanation:
Tout comme le tissu ...

Si autre chose que réduit : se minimise, est mignaturisé

Beila Goldberg
Belgium
Local time: 15:19
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Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 32
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