Le luxe devrait être l’essentiel dans l’excès
English translation: Luxury should always be the essence of indulgence
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Luxury is the prime feature of excess Explanation: Just a suggestion. It is essential, it is the prime feature/characteristic. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2012-09-15 19:00:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Keep in mind "l'essentiel" actually doesn't mean it is essential, but merely means excess is mostly "made out" of luxury if you will. "prime element" also works. |
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Luxury is essential when you're spoiling yourself rotten Explanation: my version |
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peer agreement (net): +1Luxury should always be at the heart of excess Explanation: just another idea that might work depending on the text... |
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Luxury is an abundance of what you need Explanation: Excess = bad. Abundance = good :) |
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“perfume should be the essential in the excessive” Explanation: This translation comes up many times: Kilian believes and stands by the mantra “perfume should be the essential in the excessive”, for example in http://thegentlemansdaily.com/2009/11/saturday-scent-back-to... Je ne sais pas ce que les anglophones en pensent, mais à mon avis Kilian Hennessy connaît cette version. En tout cas, il faudrait retenir dans la traduction le mot essence / essential, car ses parfums mettent l'accent sur des huiles essentielles précieuses... et le mot excess ("It is important for my products to convey the message of excess and for women to luxury.") C'est vraiment un parfum de luxe ("named after his grandfather and LVMH co-founder, Kilian Hennessy"): "Who is the Killian customer? She is a woman who knows herself, knows exactly what she wants. She might have already worn a Chanel, Dior scent but now she wants to be more unique, something special." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2012-09-16 07:31:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Luxury is missing (he wants to convey both messages: excess and luxury), and I think Barbara's proposal has everything the message needs. Reference: http://www.lovestyle.com/english/beauty/news/KILLIAN_HENNESS... |
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11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2Luxury should be (regarded as) the essence of excess Explanation: Another option, perhaps? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2012-09-18 08:49:19 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Lovely, Clare. Thank you! |
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