Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
triste
English translation:
boring/uninteresting
Added to glossary by
Rebecca Elliott
Oct 23, 2015 11:32
8 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
triste
French to English
Marketing
Food & Drink
This is from a marketing document relating to a manufacturer of organic food products. I'm confused by the use of the word "triste" here. Can anyone shed any light on this please? The full sentence is as follows:
Marque premium certifiée pur VEGAN qui se présente comme une alternative à la viande, au tout soja et au végétal « triste » destiné aux végétariens, végétaliens et néo-consommateurs
Thank you!
Marque premium certifiée pur VEGAN qui se présente comme une alternative à la viande, au tout soja et au végétal « triste » destiné aux végétariens, végétaliens et néo-consommateurs
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +11 | boring/uninteresting |
polyglot45
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| 4 +1 | dull |
chaplin
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| 4 | sorry-looking |
Ellen Finch Hulme
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| 4 | unappealing / unappetising / bland |
sam@fr-uk
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| 3 | depressing-looking |
Philippe Barré
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References
| triste |
Roy vd Heijden
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Proposed translations
+11
16 mins
polyglot45
Native in French
&
English
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
boring/uninteresting
triste means sad and therefore by extension the above
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Note added at 16 mins (2015-10-23 11:49:05 GMT)
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dull
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Note added at 16 mins (2015-10-23 11:49:05 GMT)
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dull
Note from asker:
| Oh, I see. I was reading "sad" as perhaps meaning the unethical means of processing the food. Hence my complete confusion! Thanks! |
| The term is in inverted commas in the original. I believe the text is for internal use only. HTH. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
40 mins
Ellen Finch Hulme
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translation, proofreading, transcription
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
sorry-looking
I think they're suggesting that their organic, vegan products could replace meat, soya in all its forms, and sorry-looking vegetables.
My guess is that, as a marketing text aimed at vegans/vegetarians, the author didn't think it would be wise to say that the product could replace vegetables full-stop, so they added this adjective in.
My guess is that, as a marketing text aimed at vegans/vegetarians, the author didn't think it would be wise to say that the product could replace vegetables full-stop, so they added this adjective in.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: Might work if it were ONLY veggies, but I suspect they're speaking more widely than that; I can't quite see a "sorry-looking" can of beans...
13 mins
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Fair enough. I didn't envisage tinned products, for some reason, hence the suggestion. I think 'uninteresting' is probably the best fit, in that case.
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+1
2 hrs
dull
another possibility
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Good solution!
15 mins
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| neutral |
James A. Walsh
: Yes, but polyglot45 mentioned this as an alternative option with his/her answer a couple of hours ago...
2 hrs
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20 hrs
Philippe Barré
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
A passion for precision
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
depressing-looking
Just a suggestion.
Example sentence:
"strange and badly lit photos of very depressing looking meals"
"that's seriously depressing looking food there"
Reference comments
18 mins
Roy vd Heijden
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
modo possem penitus deliberare
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: French to Dutch
Reference:
triste
« Avec les recettes de notre chef partenaire Laurence Salomon et les produits veggie Bjorg, nous nous faisons fort de démontrer qu'un repas sans viande n'est pas un repas triste, [...] »
(http://www.bjorg.fr/veggie.html)
« Pour finir je confirme que la cuisine végétalienne est excellente, d’une richesse incroyable, très loin du cliché du repas triste. »
(http://esprit-riche.com/comment-bien-manger/)
(http://www.bjorg.fr/veggie.html)
« Pour finir je confirme que la cuisine végétalienne est excellente, d’une richesse incroyable, très loin du cliché du repas triste. »
(http://esprit-riche.com/comment-bien-manger/)
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the references Roy. I'd never come across this use of "triste" before. |
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