Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term or phrase:
l’air du temps, -être dans
anglais translation:
spirit of the times
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df49f (X)
Sep 12, 2004 17:15
19 yrs ago
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français term
Le design est plus que jamaisdans l’air du temps dont,par ailleurs,il se nourrit
français vers anglais
Marketing
Art, artisanat et peinture
I'm trying to get the idea of the play on words in English using "l'air de temps" in the sense of it being fashionable and using the sense of "being fuelled by it". However, it's not as easy as it seems.
Any pearls of wisdom here?
Any pearls of wisdom here?
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | maybe: spirit of the times... |
df49f (X)
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| 5 -1 | Design is more than ever in the air of the times, inhaling its inspiration... |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Change log
Jan 14, 2006 23:05: df49f (X) changed "Field" from "Art / Littérature" to "Marketing"
Proposed translations
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maybe: spirit of the times...
spirit as in geist and as in spirits to quench your thirst or to fuel your inspiration?
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Note added at 2 hrs 18 mins (2004-09-12 19:34:11 GMT)
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\"l\'air du temps\" signifie l\'esprit du temps, pas juste l\'air qu\'on respire ou l\'air qu\'on a ou qu\'on se donne! \"spirit\" est au plus proche de ce sens-là, au sens de Zeitgeist.
ici, le design fits into, matches, reflects the spirit of the times.
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Note added at 2 hrs 18 mins (2004-09-12 19:34:11 GMT)
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\"l\'air du temps\" signifie l\'esprit du temps, pas juste l\'air qu\'on respire ou l\'air qu\'on a ou qu\'on se donne! \"spirit\" est au plus proche de ce sens-là, au sens de Zeitgeist.
ici, le design fits into, matches, reflects the spirit of the times.
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Benham
: Quenching your thirst with spirits can be a dangerous business.
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:-)) hic...! you're right Richard! let's make it a long drink! cheers! df
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sarahl (X)
: j'espère qu'il saura apprécier ton jeu de mots et le consommer avec modération.
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:-)) df
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "this is the one I went with and have had no complaints back so thanks and sorry for the delay."
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Design is more than ever in the air of the times, inhaling its inspiration...
I like air of the times....people keep saying spirit but in French that is ESPRIT ...NOT AIR..which is lighter....
Peer comment(s):
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sarahl (X)
: you need a refresher course.
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Discussion
I want to combine the sense of time in 2 ways is what I mean but I'm sure you all knew that!!