Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
French lite
French translation:
French lite
Added to glossary by
Sylvia Rochonnat
Mar 18, 2007 17:46
17 yrs ago
English term
France
French lite
English to French
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
technique/matériel
- I got a sample of that projection screen material you wanted. It's pretty rare. It's called French lite.
- Who uses it?
- The only movie company shooting on the island right now.
- Who uses it?
- The only movie company shooting on the island right now.
Proposed translations
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| 1 +2 | French lite |
Tony M
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| 3 +1 | style français / imitation / à la manière de |
José Quinones
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Proposed translations
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29 mins
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French lite
I think you'll find this is the proper name of this type of material, and as such, should not be translated. Other types of screen material are called, for example, 'Perlite' — though I rather fail to see the connection with a company that is SHOOTING films...?
Do note, however, that Scotchlite ® [made by 3M] is a high-reflectivity material used when shooting special FX, so this might be some variant on that.
I do have just this little nagging doubt that the person speaking is 'inventing' the term ironically, to sort of say that this is a French product, not Scotch — but I think that theory is pretty far-fetched.
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They do, after all say: "It's called French lite"
Do note, however, that Scotchlite ® [made by 3M] is a high-reflectivity material used when shooting special FX, so this might be some variant on that.
I do have just this little nagging doubt that the person speaking is 'inventing' the term ironically, to sort of say that this is a French product, not Scotch — but I think that theory is pretty far-fetched.
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They do, after all say: "It's called French lite"
Peer comment(s):
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Sandy R
: Not sure but I'll side with the view on irony
16 mins
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Thanks, Sandy! Hard to be sure, isn't it?
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Raymonde Gagnier
: They need a projection screen to watch the "dailies"... I'm sure they invented the brand name, why "french"? The rest of the text might tell us...
10 hrs
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Thanks, Rousselures! It's pretty unusual to actually project rushes these days, but then again, who knows here?
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jean-jacques alexandre
: I would tend to agree with you, but...
16 hrs
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Thanks, J-J!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks, Tony"
+1
18 mins
José Quinones
Djibouti
Djibouti
Native in French
Djibouti
Español-Francés / Français-Espagnol
Native in: Spanish 
, French
Works in: Spanish to French, French to Spanish, Portuguese to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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style français / imitation / à la manière de
Lite est utilisé pour dire qu'une chose est semblable à une autre mais manque de beaucoup de ses qualités
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Peer comment(s):
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TA83 (X)
: tout à fait
22 mins
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merci
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Tony M
: But surely the way it is used in the sentence would tend to make this unlikely?
44 mins
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il est vrai que l'explication est hasardeuse dans le contexte mais on sait que le style français est inimitable !!!!
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