des matériaux bruts

English translation: simplicity of materials/simple materials

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French term or phrase:	des matériaux bruts
English translation:	simplicity of materials/simple materials
Entered by:	Colin Morley (X)

10:57 Jul 10, 2012

French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Hotel website

French term or phrase: des matériaux bruts

Des lignes épurées, ***des matériaux bruts***, du design et de la lumière. Bref une invitation à la détente dans une ambiance cosy. Nos chambres sur rue donnent à vos séjours business ou loisirs du « peps' » et du dynamisme ! Elles offrent tout le confort des équipements modernes et une literie de très grande qualité. Atmosphère authentique mais esprit ultramoderne !

I hardly think they would want me to translate it as "raw materials" here - gives me an image of a slag heap in the middle of the room and a definite chemical odour. What do you think they're after? Natural materials? or pehaps it has exposed beams or brickwork? (it's a site under construction so the pictures aren't helpful.)

Any suggestions to kick off the thought processes gratefully accpeted.

Sheila Wilson KudoZ activity Questions: 42 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 1134 Spain
Local time: 01:19

simplicity of materials

Explanation:
...i.e. more "zen" in keeping with today's trends...

Selected response from:

Colin Morley (X)
France
Local time: 02:19

Grading comment

Wow, what a lot of suggestion! Thanks to everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +7

simplicity of materials

Colin Morley (X)

3 +7

natural materials/natural decor

Christiane Tanner

3 +2

materials in their natural state

Tony M

4 +1

organic materials

Lara Barnett

pure materials

kashew

Rustic materials

Kévin Bernier

unfussy materials

Emma Paulay

earthy materials

Wolf Draeger

quality material

Gurudutt Kamath

industrial materials

ajg612 (X)

4 -1

raw materials

Alison Billington

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

simplicity of materials

Explanation:
...i.e. more "zen" in keeping with today's trends...

Colin Morley (X)
France
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Wow, what a lot of suggestion! Thanks to everyone.

Notes to answerer

Asker: This was nicely ambiguous, thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

writeaway: looking at the www picture, it's simplicity or thereabouts

33 mins

-> Thanks

agree

Letredenoblesse

53 mins

-> Thanks

agree

kashew: Dare I try to improve on yours? "simple materials palette"

1 hr

-> Thanks

agree

Kévin Bernier: After seeing the pictures, I think simplicity fits best. The rooms shown don't have much of a rustic feeling to them.

1 hr

-> Thanks

agree

philgoddard: I think "simple materials" would be better.

3 hrs

-> thanks

disagree

Natalie Pavey (X): The word 'simple'seems a bit vague to me in relation to design.

3 hrs

-> Natural may work as well, I agree

agree

Just Opera: 'matériaux bruts' = wood, bricks, concrete etc. i.e. 'simple materials'.

4 hrs

-> thanks

agree

Hal D'Arpini

23 hrs

agree

Kate Collyer: simple materials

1 day 10 hrs

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

materials in their natural state

Explanation:
might be one way of getting away from 'raw'!

Tony M
France
Local time: 02:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 119

42 mins confidence:

pure materials

Explanation:

e.g. in:
Formes contemporaines, lignes épurées, esthétique minimaliste rehaussent l'élégance de SASHA, fabriquée dans des matériaux purs comme le bois, le chrome, le cristal, et avec des finitions précieuses capables de s'intégrer parfaitement dans une décoration [...]
fr.jacuzzi.eu
Contemporary forms, clean lines, minimalist aesthetic enrich the elegance of SASHA, constructed with pure materials, such as timber, chrome, glass and prized finishes that fit in perfectly into all furniture styles.
en.jacuzzi.eu

kashew
France
Local time: 02:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

1 hr confidence:

Rustic materials

Explanation:
I'm thinking here, since it is referring to materials used in the construction and layout of a bedroom in a hotel, that the meaning of "brut" is closer to rustique. We could translate to "rough" in english, but it would get confused with rough stones, rough diamonds, or random materials in their natural state.

If you google "matériaux bruts" you get images showing you rooms with a rather authentic and rustic feeling to them, so I'm going with that.

Example sentence(s):

Link shows one of the pictures you get when google "matériaux bruts", which as I said has a very rustic feeling to it.

Reference: http://www.linternaute.com/nantes/magazine/photo/une-maison-...

Kévin Bernier
France
Local time: 02:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: French

1 hr confidence:

industrial materials

Explanation:
The phrase itself could use some work, but I definitely imagine a sort of brick and steel urban-loft style design. The "raw" aspect of these materials conjures images of unpainted and unpolished fixtures and furnishings, a style often referred to as "industrial" among interior designers.

ajg612 (X)
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

unfussy materials

Explanation:
I've seen this term used in similar contexts.

Reference: http://zarainteriordesign.ca/style/zen/
Reference: http://www.amabiledesign.com/the-amabile-look/home-office/

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 02:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 41

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

organic materials

Explanation:
This could be one way of describing this:

"The purity of the lines, the organic materials, the architectural design and the light..."

Example sentence(s):

"There are also handmade furnishings and quirky designs which use ORGANIC MATERIALS, including bathroom shelves made from slabs of natural oak wood and handcrafted lamps which seem alive through their organic design."
"ll 10 casas have been designed and decorated by Wilbert Das in collaboration with local artisans using traditional building methods, reclaimed and ORGANIC MATERIALS, and Brazilian antiques and art."

Reference: http://press.designhotels.com/press/press_releases/the_weinm...
Reference: http://uxua.com/casas/overview

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12
1 corroborated select project
in this pair and field

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

natural materials/natural decor

Explanation:
especially given the ultra modern feel...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-07-10 13:54:06 GMT)
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or perhaps minimalist decor (thinking here of the 'New York Loft' style of the hotel)

Christiane Tanner
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

4 hrs confidence:

earthy materials

Explanation:
I'm assuming *matériaux* refers to the walls and floor, resembling stone or natural surroundings, hence "earthy", which also works well in a marketing context.

Not sure I like "materials" so much in EN, though, it has a bit of a building/construction ring to it; would suggest replacing it with something like "feel, quality, texture" or even "surroundings".

Btw, this appears to be somewhat uninspired copy in the FR, room for improvement... :-)

Example sentence(s):

Simple design, with earthy materials, space and lighting.
A simple design accentuated by earthy textures thrown into soothing relief by ample space and subtle lighting.

Wolf Draeger
South Africa
Local time: 02:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Shhh! My client is a communications agency!

15 hrs confidence:

quality material

Explanation:
Raw materials is the original sense. In a marketing brochure you may want to add quality raw materials or quality materials to enhance the text. So the sentence could roughly read Quality raw materials designed along pure lines and making best use of light. (Of course, you will need to change this based on context.)

Gurudutt Kamath
India
Local time: 05:49
Native speaker of:

English,

Hindi

20 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

raw materials

Explanation:
I think it means the raw materials used to produce a product.

Alison Billington
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

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