French term
Austria
Helping to communicate across cultures
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
pépite
The line is: "C'est compliqué pour lui de rivaliser face aux gamins de 20-25 ans, qui sont des pépites."
Do you have any suggestions on how to translate 'pépite'? Of course, I know what it literally means and I have also found some translations like 'wunderkind' or 'child prodigy' but I would like some other options and I am drawing a blank myself.
Thank you for your help!
| 4 +5 | rising stars |
Margaret Morrison
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| 4 +2 | gems |
Conor McAuley
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| 4 | Great treasure/ discovery |
Etienne Thems
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| 4 | elites / the elite of their generation |
Lucie Genot
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PRO (2): abe(L)solano, Charles R.
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Cambridge educated business specialist
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
rising stars
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Tony M
: Yes, the idea is definitely 'promising newcomers'
12 mins
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| agree |
philgoddard
: Or up-and-coming talent.
16 mins
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| agree |
Melanie Kathan
2 hrs
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| agree |
Kathleen Kownacki
3 hrs
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Charles R.
: Certes ça fonctionne mais c'est surtraduit, la notion de rising n'est pas présente dans pépite.
4 hrs
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abe(L)solano
5 hrs
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Canada
Never Give Up No Matter what Try Again!
Native in: French (Variants: Canadian, Swiss, Belgian, Standard-France, Luxembourgish) , Lingala , English (Variants: French, Canadian, US, UK, South African) , Swahili
Works in: French to English, Lingala to English, Swahili to English, and 60 more.
Great treasure/ discovery
elites / the elite of their generation
Even though this term has a financial and economical meaning in historical contexts, it nowadays could also be used in any context to describe a person/a group of people who outstand the rest in a certain category. (see one of the examples from the Cambridge definition mentioning "elite female athlete".
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Tony M
: Not really: these are promising newcomers, but not yet risen to the heights of 'elite'
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Tony, good point yes. Maybe we could risk assuming they'll become la crème de la crème and shall we add "of tomorrow"? As in "The elite of tomorrow"?
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France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, British, Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, English
gems
See Discussion entries.
20-25 is quite young for most athletes (football, basketball, etc.).
The received wisdom is that athletes/players peak at about 28, all things considered (speed, endurance, etc.).
Discussion
I prefer not to play for points these days.
Why don't you post it ?
'An absolute gem of a player for the next decade': Liverpool fans salivate at prospect of signing Jude Bellingham
A player/athlete with huge potential, but potential that is yet to be fully fulfilled.
Pépites et jeunes prodiges : joueurs qui vont le plus progresser.
Plus haut potentiel : joueurs qui vont devenir les meilleurs joueurs du monde d’ici à quelques années.
Meilleurs U21 : meilleurs jeunes joueurs de 21 ans ou moins.