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ingénue libertine

English translation: innocent libertine

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French term or phrase:ingénue libertine
English translation:innocent libertine
Entered by: Kelly Harrison

17:25 Dec 15, 2011
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: ingénue libertine
Sentimentale, mais parfois ***ingénue libertine***, elle est tout à la fois désireuse de se brûler aux feux de l'amour, mais aussi d'être sécurisée en fondant un foyer stable. Mais le Prince Charmant, viril, valeureux et généreux, n'existe le plus souvent que dans ses rêves, aussi les désillusions sont-elles fréquentes.

Ceci est un livre dont la charactère trompe son mari... mais est-ce que quelqu'un saura trouver un joli équivalent, pas trop perjoratif?

This is a book where the main character has lots of affairs, can anyone help me find a way of translating this without explicitly saying that she is a trollop? Is there a similar sort of character in English literature? How about lady chatterly?

Merci d'avance!
Kelly Harrison
France
Local time: 19:08
innocent libertine
Explanation:
How the title of Colette's book was translated: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/981488
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kashew
France
Local time: 19:08
Grading comment
If that's how it was translated...!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1innocent libertine
kashew
3loose ingénue
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
innocent libertine


Explanation:
How the title of Colette's book was translated: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/981488

kashew
France
Local time: 19:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
If that's how it was translated...!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you kashew!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mpoma: bof! for example - "ingénue" is the noun in the FR phrase and the word "libertine" is much less common in EN and too specific.
1 hr
  -> I can read French, thanks.
agree  B D Finch
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
loose ingénue


Explanation:
ingénue means naive because inexperienced

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-12-15 21:09:08 GMT)
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Yes, in English ! We'd like to find a perfect equivalent, but...

Scarlett Johansson: 'I'm done with playing ingénue roles'
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a356056/scarlett-joh...


transcimed
France
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: In English? Ingenue?

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