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There is a new Maid Cafe in Japan

French translation: Café à soubrettes <i>Maid Cafe <i> au Japon

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English term or phrase:Maid Cafe in Japan
French translation:Café à soubrettes <i>Maid Cafe <i> au Japon
Entered by: DocteurPC

19:35 Jan 9, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail / Maid Cafe
English term or phrase: There is a new Maid Cafe in Japan
I understand the concept of having people serving clients in "maid uniforms".
I have seen Maid Café as a translation, but would like to find a better translation.

It's part of survey where they rate various attractions in Japan.
DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 18:25
Il y a au Japon un nouveau <i>Maid Cafe <i>, ou "café à soubrettes"
Explanation:
The word "soubrette" fits well the idea of play and fun, more than "domestique", which has more serious and even pejorative connotations in French. If you put the English terms in italics and the French translation in inverted commas, it's clear that it is your own contribution to a well-known expression.
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Sylvie Meyer
Israel
Local time: 01:25
Grading comment
Soubrettes is much better (and a prettier word) than domestique which can apply to anyone, male or female, from house cleaner to gardener or driver
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Summary of answers provided
4Il y a au Japon un nouveau <i>Maid Cafe <i>, ou "café à soubrettes"
Sylvie Meyer
3un nouveau café à soubrettes ouvre ses portes au Japon
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
4 -1Il y a au Japon un nouveau café aux uniformes
yogim


  

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there is a new maid cafe in japan
Il y a au Japon un nouveau <i>Maid Cafe <i>, ou "café à soubrettes"


Explanation:
The word "soubrette" fits well the idea of play and fun, more than "domestique", which has more serious and even pejorative connotations in French. If you put the English terms in italics and the French translation in inverted commas, it's clear that it is your own contribution to a well-known expression.

Sylvie Meyer
Israel
Local time: 01:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Soubrettes is much better (and a prettier word) than domestique which can apply to anyone, male or female, from house cleaner to gardener or driver
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
there is a new maid cafe in japan
un nouveau café à soubrettes ouvre ses portes au Japon


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: French
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
there is a new maid cafe in japan
Il y a au Japon un nouveau café aux uniformes


Explanation:

Bonjour,

Je vous propose ceci:

Il y a au Japon un nouveau café aux uniformes.

Uniforme fait référence à l'habit des domestiques .

Moi, j'expliquerai le concept maid café, et mettrai la proposition française entre parenthèses.

À vous de voir.

Yogim

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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs (2018-01-11 15:28:18 GMT) Post-grading
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Tout à fait d'accord avec vous!Sauf que lorsque j'explique que veut dire maid café, un bon lecteur ou une bonne lectrice comprendra certainement qu'il ne s'agit pas de pompiers ou autres ...
Cordialement
Yogim


    Reference: http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid_caf%C3%A9
    Reference: http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid_caf%C3%A9
yogim
Local time: 18:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Non, uniforme peut signifier tellement de choses : uniforme pour homme ou femme, uniforme de pompier, de policier, de garde de sécurité, etc. "Maid" se rapporte directement aux "jeunes" femmes avec tablier et tout le tralala.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Germaine: "Maid" renvoie à des personnes, pas à des choses. Dès lors, "uniformes" est inapproprié, sans compter que la connotatin est "où il y a des uniformes".
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