Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
show-stopping number
French translation:
numéro sensationnel
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Oct 19, 2010 09:35
14 yrs ago
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English term
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French freelance translator
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Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
Show stopping number
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Dans :
precision choreography and exciting show stopping numbers
S'agit-il d'un sketch, d'un numéro dans un show ? merci
precision choreography and exciting show stopping numbers
S'agit-il d'un sketch, d'un numéro dans un show ? merci
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 | numèro sensationnel |
Tony M
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| 3 | Un numéro à couper le souffle |
Damien Lacroix
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Change log
Oct 22, 2010 07:05: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1268656">antoine piazza's</a> old entry - "Show stopping number"" to ""numéro sensationnel""
Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
show-stopping number
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numèro sensationnel
'sensationnel' is the rather limp suggestion of R+C for 'show-stopping'; as for 'numéro', as I stated above, the exact translation will probably depend on just what kind of show is being stopped here.
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Un numéro à couper le souffle
On s'éloigne un peu de l'image du public applaudissant à tout rompre, mais l'idée est la même: peut-être que ça fonctionne également dans le contexte?
Discussion
Again thank you
As for 'number', it means any act in a (possibly) variety show — so it could be a song, a conjuring act, dance, a comic, whatever... often, these days, since there is a lot less variety around, it does indeed mean a song, but you can only really tell from the specific context: is this person a singer / musician, whatever?