Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
brimming with understatement
French translation:
qui se distingue par sa sobriété
Added to glossary by
Frederic Jacquier-Calbet
Mar 2, 2009 18:39
15 yrs ago
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English term
France
Expertise translates in all languages
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French
brimming with understatement
English to French
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Watchmaking
Context "The velours texture of matt black combines perfectly with the brushed titanium case in a watch ***brimming with understatement***."
This is part of a press release for a new watch.
This is part of a press release for a new watch.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +8 | qui se distingue par sa sobriété |
Stéphanie Bellumat
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| 3 +1 | (tout à fait) minimaliste |
Euqinimod (X)
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| 3 | éclatante de minimalisme / qui brille par son minimalisme |
Patrick (pbtraductions)
|
Proposed translations
+8
9 mins
Stéphanie Bellumat
Native in French
Specializes in field
AITC member Eng-Fre + 20 years of exp.
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Canadian) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
Related KudoZ points
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44
Selected
qui se distingue par sa sobriété
quelques idées....
qui se distingue/qui séduit par sa discrétion/son élégance discrète/ses lignes sobres
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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2009-03-04 08:18:55 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci Frederic !
qui se distingue/qui séduit par sa discrétion/son élégance discrète/ses lignes sobres
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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2009-03-04 08:18:55 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci Frederic !
Note from asker:
| Merci Stephanie. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci beaucoup de ton aide."
+1
22 mins
(tout à fait) minimaliste
Comme sur le site ci-dessous.
Note from asker:
| Merci Euqinimod |
21 hrs
Patrick (pbtraductions)
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in French
Works in field
Switzerland
Native in: French
Works in: German to French, English to French, Italian to French, and 1 more.
éclatante de minimalisme / qui brille par son minimalisme
ose-t-on l'oxymoron?
Note from asker:
| Merci pbtraductions, l'oxymoron est déjà dans l'original ! |
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