Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
briques roses
English translation:
pink blocks
Added to glossary by
Stephanie Mitchel
Jan 31, 2015 10:45
9 yrs ago
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French term
autant de briques roses
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
CEO's speech
Good morning. I'm working on the transcription of a speech given by the CEO of a large railway company about growth prospects and strategies for the coming year. Here's the sentence in full:
"Le but, ce n’est pas d’aller déchiffrer ce qu’il y a marqué à l’écran mais c’est de voir tous les chantiers qui sont autant de briques roses et, à l’intérieur, tous les contributeurs."
Is this a simple contrast between looking at statistics vs. looking at the actual work under way, or is there another nuance or reference I'm missing?
"Le but, ce n’est pas d’aller déchiffrer ce qu’il y a marqué à l’écran mais c’est de voir tous les chantiers qui sont autant de briques roses et, à l’intérieur, tous les contributeurs."
Is this a simple contrast between looking at statistics vs. looking at the actual work under way, or is there another nuance or reference I'm missing?
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +2 | pink blocks |
katsy
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4 -1 | as many rose red buidings |
Francois Boye
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1 +2 | pink brick |
Tony M
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Change log
Feb 5, 2015 19:36: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "\"autant de briques roses\"" to "autant de briques roses"
Proposed translations
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5 hrs
French term (edited):
"autant de briques roses"
Selected
pink blocks
This term has been used in the discussion; like some contributors to the discussion I get the impression that it is indeed a description of a graph or diagram. That the pink blocks are the 'chantiers', and written inside those blocks are the names of the "contributeurs"
See this reference - it is a "block diagram", and luckily for my proposal, if you scroll down, there are pink blocks with writing inside :-)
http://gnu-cad-cam.sourceforge.net/block-diagrams.html
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http://gnu-cad-cam.sourceforge.net/block-diagrams.html
another reference for 'blocks'
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https://books.google.fr/books?id=LT1RXREvkGIC&pg=PA55&lpg=PA...
sorry. this is it
See this reference - it is a "block diagram", and luckily for my proposal, if you scroll down, there are pink blocks with writing inside :-)
http://gnu-cad-cam.sourceforge.net/block-diagrams.html
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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-01-31 16:37:24 GMT)
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http://gnu-cad-cam.sourceforge.net/block-diagrams.html
another reference for 'blocks'
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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-01-31 16:38:42 GMT)
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https://books.google.fr/books?id=LT1RXREvkGIC&pg=PA55&lpg=PA...
sorry. this is it
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Tony M
: I agree that 'brique' often needs to be translated as 'block' — though not in the specific case of a 'block diagram'!
16 mins
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Not for the expression block diagram, I agree, but just a word for those little rectangles. thanks Tony :-)
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agree |
DLyons
: Missing the image, seems a good stab.
1 hr
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Thanks DL :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Nothing was ever shown in the video to give me a clue, but I used your solution with a note to the client. Thanks!"
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3 hrs
French term (edited):
"autant de briques roses"
as many rose red buidings
my take on the metaphor
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
writeaway
: buildings? wherever does that come from? any refs since you seem so sure?
14 mins
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"à l’intérieur", said the text.
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neutral |
Tony M
: I feel sure this is much more figurative than that, and surely 'à l'intérieur' refers to the 'chantiers'? "...and within those, ..."
1 hr
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disagree |
Daryo
: doesn't make sense - the CEO is not saying that they are building only in rose bricks
1 hr
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+2
1 hr
French term (edited):
brique rose
pink brick
on a graphic image in a presentation.
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I purposely left out the 'autant de...', as this very specific FR idiom is really a separate term, and there are very many ways it could be handled, depending on what Asker does with the rest of the sentence. I usually find it requires some expansion in EN, perhaps here along the lines of: "...which represent just how many..." etc.
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I suppose I'm influenced because one of my customers loves using this sort of vile pink and pale 'nail-varnish' blue in the PPT presentations they send me to translate; I always think it makes what the CEo is saying seem like it comes ouf of 'My Little Pony'...
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Note added at 4 heures (2015-01-31 15:30:23 GMT)
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I purposely left out the 'autant de...', as this very specific FR idiom is really a separate term, and there are very many ways it could be handled, depending on what Asker does with the rest of the sentence. I usually find it requires some expansion in EN, perhaps here along the lines of: "...which represent just how many..." etc.
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Note added at 7 heures (2015-01-31 18:03:41 GMT)
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I suppose I'm influenced because one of my customers loves using this sort of vile pink and pale 'nail-varnish' blue in the PPT presentations they send me to translate; I always think it makes what the CEo is saying seem like it comes ouf of 'My Little Pony'...
Peer comment(s):
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Colin Morley (X)
: I'm sure you're right about the representation, Tony - but in EN wouldn't we normally use the term "red brick" (even though most bricks are actually pink) ? Just a thought!
54 mins
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Thanks, Colin! Well, if it meant red-brick, then yes, certainly; I was imagining this graphic having the bricks actually in pink (you know how they like these pastel colours!) — it would sound a bit silly saying red bricks' if they're literally pink
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agree |
philgoddard
: "Autant de" means there is one brick for each site.
3 hrs
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Thanks, Phil! I'm not too sure if it really has that literal meaning here, but hard to be sure without more context to gon on.
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agree |
DLyons
: Missing the image, seems a good stab.
5 hrs
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Thanks, Donal! Yes, of course, and it can only be a 'guess'.
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Discussion
a rose-red city half as old a time
I think Asker will only be able to resolve this by asking to see the actual presentation (if indeed tha's what it is).
@AnaVozone: I like 'building blocks'.
@TonyM, @JaneD: I will check the video, that's a possibility.