Sep 6, 2023 14:09
9 mos ago
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français term
marqueur de passion et de partage
français vers anglais
Art / Littérature
Journalisme
Vintage cars
From a piece about a vintage car rally. Earlier in the text, the author writes that a vintage car can stir memories and that rallies are community events as people turn out to watch them. He later writes "la voiture agit comme un marqueur de passion et de partage".
Any ideas? I am stumped!
Thank you.
Any ideas? I am stumped!
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(anglais)
| 3 +4 | symbolises passionate experiences/emotions and common bonds |
Thomas Miles
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| 3 +1 | a byword for (automotive) passion and shared enthusiasm |
Andrew Bramhall
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Proposed translations
+4
33 minutes
Thomas Miles
France
France
Native in anglais
France
FR/AR-EN, broad range of domains
Native in: anglais 
Works in: français vers anglais, arabe vers anglais, italien vers anglais
Related KudoZ points
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français term (edited):
agit comme un marqueur de passion et de partage
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symbolises passionate experiences/emotions and common bonds
Analysing 'agir comme un marqueur de' as 'symbolise' (but 'represent' is almost synonymous).
Adding some padding to reproduce the parallelism of the original (without being able to use alliteration).
Adding some padding to reproduce the parallelism of the original (without being able to use alliteration).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: It doesn't really symbolise them, though. It embodies them.
9 minutes
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'embody' would make a more forceful text
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| agree |
Emmanuella
17 minutes
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| agree |
SafeTex
4 heures
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| agree |
Adrian MM.
16 heures
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
+1
1 heure
Andrew Bramhall
Royaume-Uni
Royaume-Uni
Native in anglais
Royaume-Uni
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: anglais
Works in: espagnol vers anglais, allemand vers anglais
a byword for (automotive) passion and shared enthusiasm
"The car is a byword for passion and shared enthusiasm", meaning it has wide appeal. Other, ' embodies' as proposed by Phil Gerrard.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Andrew, also a good suggestion. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Thomas Miles
: Nice suggestion
6 minutes
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Thanks;
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| agree |
Lara Barnett
16 jours
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Discussion
focus? focus of attention?
point of convergence?