Aug 15, 2002 16:51
22 yrs ago
French term
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Native in: English
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manque pas d’allure
French to English
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Tourism & Travel
Tourism
Cette charmante ville portuaire ne manque pas d’allure avec ses églises baroques, ses fascinants quartiers, ses architectures insolites et ses habitants accueillants.
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8 hrs
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This charming port town is very alluring with its baroque churches, its fascinating
neighbourhoods, its unusual architecture and welcoming people.
Why do people go all over the map - all the way east and then all the way west to translate?
charm, allure, and its.
I mean this is a case where the French is so similar to the English, requiring only ne....manque to become VERY and the rest just flows...
Why do people go all over the map - all the way east and then all the way west to translate?
charm, allure, and its.
I mean this is a case where the French is so similar to the English, requiring only ne....manque to become VERY and the rest just flows...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help - your suggestion suits perfectly in the context without having to worry about "charmante" etc...!"
+6
3 mins
Peter Bagney
Spain
Spain
Spain
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 1 more.
is not lacking in charm
or...
is quite charming
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with Kmreder\'s solution for the first charming
is quite charming
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with Kmreder\'s solution for the first charming
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Tharaa Hafez
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Mary Worby
: Theoretically, yes, but what do we do with 'charmante'? :-)
10 mins
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MikeGarcia
: OK Peter,but you have a "charming" repetition problem here, as Mary signals.
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Chinoise
1 hr
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Sue Crocker
9 hrs
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15 mins
Mary Worby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Friendly, reliable and accurate!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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10
has no shortage of style
This charming town has no shortage of style, with its ..
My first instinct would have been the same as Peter's, but we need to avoid repeating the charm.
HTH
Mary
My first instinct would have been the same as Peter's, but we need to avoid repeating the charm.
HTH
Mary
+1
23 mins
MikeGarcia
Spain
Spain
Works in field
Spain
LAWYER+FORMER BANKER+FINANCIAL EXPERT+
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English
This charming maritime city is full of enchantment with...
Another alternative,solving the "charming" repetition.
+1
23 mins
This delightful city is not lacking in charm
Another possible way to avoid repeating charm... use a synonym of charm for charmante...
Peer comment(s):
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markmx
: I agree that's the right way to go about it. But even in Fr. 'not lacking in charm' is pretty gruesome fluff
31 mins
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+4
27 mins
has no shortage of attractions
if you want to follow this way of putting it.
or you can say ' has many attractions, including
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There are plenty of attractions in Gatineau and the surrounding area, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization, with its
www.bonjourquebec.com/anglais/idees_vac_a/ villes_a/hull_a.html
. Krakow Attractions. ... museums. Krakow Nightlife There is no shortage of ... nightlife. waiter Krakow Restaurants Krakow has ... restaurant explosion all over the city ...
www.krakow-info.com/attract.htm - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
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... Attractions | Sights of Religious Significance. ... in Bruges, but as there\'s also no shortage ... monuments in this Gothic-fixated city ... It has a satisfying amount of ...
www.frommers.com/destinations/bruges/0105032037.html - 24k -
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no lack of attractions
is also possible.
or you can say ' has many attractions, including
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There are plenty of attractions in Gatineau and the surrounding area, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization, with its
www.bonjourquebec.com/anglais/idees_vac_a/ villes_a/hull_a.html
. Krakow Attractions. ... museums. Krakow Nightlife There is no shortage of ... nightlife. waiter Krakow Restaurants Krakow has ... restaurant explosion all over the city ...
www.krakow-info.com/attract.htm - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.krakow-info.com ]
... Attractions | Sights of Religious Significance. ... in Bruges, but as there\'s also no shortage ... monuments in this Gothic-fixated city ... It has a satisfying amount of ...
www.frommers.com/destinations/bruges/0105032037.html - 24k -
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no lack of attractions
is also possible.
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Yolanda Broad
: Good, colloquial phrasing. Right register.
28 mins
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci!
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markmx
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Sue Crocker
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32 mins
Pascale Dahan
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
14 years in medical/pharmaceutical trans
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French
...is very picturesque, with its....
why not turn it into a positive affirmation? A suggestion.
+1
43 mins
This charming...
is very appealing / elegant..
has an abundance of style..
is extremely stylish
just a few more.
Agree that it is equally correct to turn the negative into a positive!
has an abundance of style..
is extremely stylish
just a few more.
Agree that it is equally correct to turn the negative into a positive!
+2
49 mins
enchants you
This quaint harbor city enchants you with its...
"doesn't lack for charm" is literal but in English I think you need something less formal
"doesn't lack for charm" is literal but in English I think you need something less formal
Peer comment(s):
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NancyLynn
: I like the simplicity of this answer, without the negative, which works in French but seems stilted in Enhlish
28 mins
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herve laurent
: I like quaint, nobody else mentioned it
2 days 8 hrs
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2 hrs
This charming village is full of delights...
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2 hrs
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
This charming harbor town has style with its....
This charming maritime town is not lacking in style....(style fits for > architecture and people)
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or elegance
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This charming harbor city......(Lisbon is a city)
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or elegance
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This charming harbor city......(Lisbon is a city)
9 hrs
CLS Lexi-tech
Language innovations for the future
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian, and 3 more.
This charming... offers many attractions with its....
I would turn it into a positive statement and couch it into common touristic parlance. There is no need to stick too close to the French original
greetings
paola l m
greetings
paola l m
11 hrs
R.J.Chadwick (X)
R.J.Chadwick (X)
Works in: Indonesian to English, Malay to English, English to Indonesian, and 1 more.
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not without a certain appeal
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15 hrs
this charming and stylish harbour town
gives the idea of both style and charm.
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