Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
avoir les épaules larges
English translation:
... to be a broad one
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B D Finch
Jul 6, 2016 03:17
7 yrs ago
French term
Tunisia
avoir les épaules larges
Non-PRO
French to English
Marketing
Cosmetics, Beauty
cosmetic surgery, cosmetics
Hello,
This is an article on cosmetics and cosmetic procedures.
"La définition de la peau saine a « les épaules larges »..." After this, it explains how healthy skin does not only mean young skin, but also ageing skin...
I understand the meaning here, but can't think of a natural-sounding translation.
Your suggestions are welcome!
Thank you.
This is an article on cosmetics and cosmetic procedures.
"La définition de la peau saine a « les épaules larges »..." After this, it explains how healthy skin does not only mean young skin, but also ageing skin...
I understand the meaning here, but can't think of a natural-sounding translation.
Your suggestions are welcome!
Thank you.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | to be a broad one |
B D Finch
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| 4 +3 | wide-ranging |
Catharine Cellier-Smart
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| 4 | embraces a broad range (of meanings or concepts) |
Lisa Jane
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Change log
Jul 6, 2016 21:03: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"
Jul 7, 2016 03:07: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "avoir \\\"les épaules larges\\\" " to "avoir les épaules larges"
Jul 11, 2016 13:04: B D Finch Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
avoir \"les épaules larges\"
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to be a broad one
A definition of healthy skin should be a broad one.
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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French term (edited):
avoir \"les épaules larges\"
wide-ranging
or something along those lines; difficult to know the best word without reading the whole text and knowing the tone it sets.
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French term (edited):
avoir \"les épaules larges\"
embraces a broad range (of meanings or concepts)
by working the word embrace into your sentance, a term which ofcourse has French connections you could maintain the imagery of the 'broad shoulders' and the sense of an all-encompassing definition
OED
embrace, verb
3 Include or contain (something) as a constituent part: his career embraces a number of activities—composing, playing, and acting
OED
embrace, verb
3 Include or contain (something) as a constituent part: his career embraces a number of activities—composing, playing, and acting
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Discussion
We might say that it is a term that "slobbers a bibful" — in other words, covers a very wide range.