Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
longue à l\'oeil
English translation:
(incongruously) elongated
Added to glossary by
Wendy Streitparth
Dec 14, 2016 03:07
7 yrs ago
French term
longue à l\'oeil
French to English
Marketing
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
This is a focus-group survey of expensive-car owners, to canvass their opinions of proposed new car designs. The "in your own words" feedback includes "Il faudrait un look plus carré, ils ont fait cette espèce de bulle, la voiture elle paraît tellement **longue à l’œil …**"
I have a hunch but don't want to share it so as not to influence your suggestions :-)
Many thanks as always!
By the way this is French French.
I have a hunch but don't want to share it so as not to influence your suggestions :-)
Many thanks as always!
By the way this is French French.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | (incongruously) elongated |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 3 | looks so long with the naked eye |
Tony Conde
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| 3 | (excessively) sleek design/lines |
Ana Vozone
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| 3 | easy/ not so easy on the eye |
Andrew Bramhall
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Change log
Dec 14, 2016 09:02: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "Social & cultural anthrop" to "(none)"
Dec 20, 2016 14:41: Wendy Streitparth Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
5 hrs
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
(incongruously) elongated
Agree with Tony - all seems very odd.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 hrs
Tony Conde
Spain
Spain
Native in French
Spain
EN, FR, PT, ES and CAT
Native in: Portuguese 
, French
Works in: French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, Spanish to Portuguese, and 6 more.
looks so long with the naked eye
looks so long with the naked eye
5 hrs
Ana Vozone
Works in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
(excessively) sleek design/lines
Another suggestion.
https://www.google.pt/?gws_rd=ssl#q="sleek design" luxury ca...
https://www.google.pt/?gws_rd=ssl#q="sleek lines" luxury car
https://www.google.pt/?gws_rd=ssl#q="sleek design" luxury ca...
https://www.google.pt/?gws_rd=ssl#q="sleek lines" luxury car
6 hrs
Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
easy/ not so easy on the eye
Circumnavigate literalism by going for a more generic comment; if the comment is meant positively, go for " easy on the eye", if negatively, " not so easy on the eye";
Discussion
http://inkaslimos.com/vehicle-stretching/
I'm leaning towards something like "It should look squarer, they've made it roundish which makes it look elongated..." ??
On the face of it, the text seems to me a little contradictory; on the one hand, they say that "they've made this sort of bubble" — which sounds more spherical to me — and then they say it "appears long", which seems the opposite.
Seemed a trivial idea, thought someone else could do better :-)