Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
élégance à fleur de peau
English translation:
exquisite/utmost elegance
Added to glossary by
Sophie Raimondo
May 27, 2004 18:12
19 yrs ago
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French term
l'élégance à fleur de peau
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this is truly the last question on watches.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | utmost elegance |
Sophie Raimondo
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| 4 | finest quality leather |
Graham macLachlan
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| 2 | elegance next to the skin |
David Sirett
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| 1 | Plus joli qu'un tatouage! |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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Proposed translations
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Sophie Raimondo
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utmost elegance
élégance à fleur de peau means extreme elegance, an elegance so natural it literally blends with someone's skin.
I don't think the reference is to leather here... je ne pense pas qu'il y ait jeu de mots avec cuir pleine fleur...
It is simply a way to describe how elegant the watch is. It could be a gold watch too...
I don't think the reference is to leather here... je ne pense pas qu'il y ait jeu de mots avec cuir pleine fleur...
It is simply a way to describe how elegant the watch is. It could be a gold watch too...
Peer comment(s):
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David Sirett
: The most delicate, sensitive, etc., elegance
3 mins
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Thank you Sirett
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| agree |
Aisha Maniar
7 mins
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Tanks Aisha
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| agree |
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
1 hr
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Thanks Patricia
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Comment: "Thanks Sophieanne. My original translation (after researching) was "exquisite elegance". Your explanation is great. I guess the fact that the subject is a watch with leather wristband, kinda threw everyone off. "
11 mins
Jean-Claude Gouin
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Plus joli qu'un tatouage!
So off-the-wall, it might catch on ...
What do you think?
What do you think?
30 mins
elegance next to the skin
or some more elegant reformulation to the same effect.
Possibly a play on the fact that a (wrist)watch is close to the skin of the wearer.
Possibly a play on the fact that a (wrist)watch is close to the skin of the wearer.
4 mins
finest quality leather
refers to leather : cuir pleine fleur
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-05-27 18:18:15 GMT)
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elegant finest quality leather
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Note added at 41 mins (2004-05-27 18:54:06 GMT)
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Presumed it refers to watch strap, may well refer to the fact that the watch barely touches the skin / barely stands out from the skin / is flush with the skin
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-05-27 18:18:15 GMT)
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elegant finest quality leather
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Note added at 41 mins (2004-05-27 18:54:06 GMT)
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Presumed it refers to watch strap, may well refer to the fact that the watch barely touches the skin / barely stands out from the skin / is flush with the skin
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
11 mins
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| disagree |
David Sirett
: Seen many leather watches lately?
19 mins
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no, never seen a leather watch, why do you ask?
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Discussion
"fine quality leather" describes the wristband, not the whole watch.
This is a title, and �l�gance � fleur de peau IS about the whole watch..