English term
France
+15 years legal & scientific translation
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, French
fragrance
Ces senteurs sont extraites d'une molécule d'origine (fragrance en anglais), est-il préférable de traduire par fragrance ou 'parfum' qui serait le produit d'origine des fragrances ou bien est-ce l'inverse ?
Je trouve que l'utilisation du mot parfum est plutôt réservé à l'extrait de rose ou de muguet ou autres vendu dans les parfumeries. Dans mon texte en anglais, le mot fragrance apparaît tout le temps, mais jamais perfume.
D'avance, merci pour votre avis.
| 4 +2 | parfum |
Samuel Clarisse
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| 4 +1 | Odeur/senteur/synthèse de parfum |
Philippe ROUSSEAU
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| 3 | extrait |
Emmanuelle ARBELLINI
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| 3 | fragrance |
Meghane Darcis
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Proposed translations
France
Always keeping in mind the audience
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Swiss, Canadian, Belgian, Luxembourgish)
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
parfum
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B D Finch
: I have a personal loathing for the word "fragrance", ever since a student temp job in a household chemical products marketing department.
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Je suis d'accord, cela me donne également cette notion de "chimique" non adapté pour vendre un produit.
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ormiston
: Parfums d'ambiance /d'intérieur on voit (et on sent!) partout
1 day 7 hrs
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extrait
France
Here for you in linguistic challenges !
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, Tagalog to French, Latin to French, and 3 more.
Odeur/senteur/synthèse de parfum
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Françoise Vogel
: pour senteur, cf. par exemple: Marketing sensoriel et expérientiel du point de vente - 5e éd. Sophie Rieunier - 2017 - Business & Economics
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Merci, Françoise !
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Germany
Your marketing partner
Native in: French
Works in: Italian to French, German to French, English to French, and 1 more.
fragrance
Antidote -> Odeur agréable, parfum suave
Larousse -> Odeur agréable. Sensation olfactive associée à une sensation gustative.
Discussion
Fragrances are among the most highly tested ingredients...
Choosing the right fragrance isn’t enough....
Your system ignites the experience of your fragrance.
sense of smell getsused to fragrances we encounter ...
Définition : Littéraire. Odeur agréable.