Sep 3, 2006 08:31
17 yrs ago
English term
France
under-fed treatment of a dried-out chestnut
English to French
Art/Literary
Music
music review
Maybe X just wasn't sure if he was ready for pop stardom or maybe he just fancied the idea of spreading himself thinly. Whatever the reason, he rarely had a moment to stop and think from September 1983 onwards. First it was an Italian gig and video shoot with X for their less-than-awesome cover of X, released a month before X to a far less excitable response: 'The band is getting fogged and indecisive', noted NME, who felt that their new single was an 'under-fed treatment of a dried-out chestnut'.
Merci pour vos idées...
Merci pour vos idées...
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +1 | avait l'inconsistance d'une châtaigne desséchée (ratatinée) |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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| 3 +1 | une version fade d'un vieux cliché |
Kari Foster
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Proposed translations
+1
48 mins
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
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avait l'inconsistance d'une châtaigne desséchée (ratatinée)
avait le rendu sous-alimenté d'une châtaigne anémiée - sans jeu de mots sur rendu :-)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-03 12:11:32 GMT)
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était creux comme une vieille rengaine
avait la platitude d'une vieille rengaine
104. Repetition. Mawson, CO Sylvester. 1922. Roget’s International ... - [ Traduire cette page ]TWICE-TOLD TALE, chestnut [slang], old stuff [slang], old story, old song; second edition, new edition; reappearance, reproduction; periodicity [See ...
www.bartleby.com/110/104.html
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-03 12:11:32 GMT)
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était creux comme une vieille rengaine
avait la platitude d'une vieille rengaine
104. Repetition. Mawson, CO Sylvester. 1922. Roget’s International ... - [ Traduire cette page ]TWICE-TOLD TALE, chestnut [slang], old stuff [slang], old story, old song; second edition, new edition; reappearance, reproduction; periodicity [See ...
www.bartleby.com/110/104.html
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci à tous les deux"
+1
2 hrs
Kari Foster
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Technical knowledge, attention to detail
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, German to English, and 1 more.
une version fade d'un vieux cliché
A "chestnut" (or frequently "old chestnut") refers to something that has been repeated so many times that it has become very familiar, to the point of becoming a cliche.
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