Nov 30, 2006 14:32
17 yrs ago
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French term
idée fard
French to English
Marketing
Cosmetics, Beauty
make-up
The title of a paragraph describing a new lipstick being launched.
Cannot for the life of me think of a snappy play-on-words to describe key idea (phare)/make-up (fard).
Any brainstorming ideas are more than welcome.
Cannot for the life of me think of a snappy play-on-words to describe key idea (phare)/make-up (fard).
Any brainstorming ideas are more than welcome.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | the idea on everyone's lips |
Alanguelaise
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| 2 +3 | bright idea |
Lara Hill-Gentile (X)
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| 3 | really 'in' and just out ! |
ormiston
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Proposed translations
+5
41 mins
Selected
the idea on everyone's lips
I know this suggestion doesn't contain a truly make-up related word as such, but the "on everyone's lips" does give some kind of reference to the lipstick aspect of the phrase...
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Note added at 59 mins (2006-11-30 15:31:56 GMT)
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Here's another idea that's just come to me:
"Something to pout about"
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Note added at 59 mins (2006-11-30 15:31:56 GMT)
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Here's another idea that's just come to me:
"Something to pout about"
Note from asker:
| No problem that it doesn't contain a make-up related word, it ties in beautifully with the subject, and that's a big help to me, thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lara Hill-Gentile (X)
: Excellent!
4 mins
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| agree |
Sandra C.
15 mins
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| agree |
suezen
39 mins
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| agree |
Cervin
: I like the 'pouting' phrase!
1 hr
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| agree |
Dylan Edwards
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I actually went with julie's "signature lips" for this particular text, but I really loved your suggestion and am sure I will be able to use it in the future. Thanks very much!"
55 mins
+3
39 mins
bright idea
This is a great one, very hard! Bright idea/solution was one of the first things that came to mind, although it's far from being a brainstorm. "Colour vision" is another one... I'm looking for inspiration! Good luck!!!
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-30 15:39:22 GMT)
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Okay, so maybe this is taking it too far, but I just thought of "(It) smacks of genius"... "smack" being the lip reference and genius bringing in the "idée phare" idea...
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-11-30 15:39:22 GMT)
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Okay, so maybe this is taking it too far, but I just thought of "(It) smacks of genius"... "smack" being the lip reference and genius bringing in the "idée phare" idea...
Note from asker:
| This is a good idea Lara - the product is in fact one tube with a different kind of red lipstick at either end, so bright could work. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Odette Grille (X)
45 mins
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| agree |
Natasha Dupuy
: gmta, this was the first thing i thought of too!
1 hr
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| agree |
Julie Barber
: same as Natasha, this was the first thing that came to mind - bright. I'd avoid smack though if it's international....
5 hrs
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thanks. Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with "smack" "if it's international"? Am I missing something?...
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| neutral |
texasweed
: Why not make it more personal with "Bright ID"? (Smack is the street name for heroin in some parts of the world)
13 hrs
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Really???? Didn't know that!!! Only joking... Anyway, Google and dictionaries seem to prove that "It smacks of..." + "pure genius" or any other thing you want to express "it" has a "flavour" of is quite common in both British English and US English...
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Discussion
Oh, wait, I thought of "signature idea" since the lipstick has the brand's monogram on its lid... but so far that's it :-(