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French to English Cinema, Film, TV, Drama Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
Grand plan en mouvement		Wide travelling shot	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
grandes lignes de feu de l'aventure		the milestones of the great epic (story)
grill en cable		wire lighting grid
gros télé		(very) long (telephoto) lens
gueule		larger-than-life characters
Habillage		identity
habillage		packaging	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
habillage de chaînes		station visuals; visual branding of TV stations; station identification
habillage sonore et musicale		sound and music tracks
hertzien		television/terrestrial
huis-clos		Closed set	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
identité visuelle / identité sonore		visual / sound identity
Il jugeait s'ils avaient une chance de plaire pour ce qu'on voulait		He would decide if they were potentially what they were looking for/if they possibly had what they were looking for
image [in specific context of a movie script, referring not to THE image but to a list of images...]		shot [see question for fuller discussion]	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
impressionné		finished /post-production
in et off		live and pre-recorded commentary
interservice		between-shift/ on call
italienne		Italian Run	Anne-Sophie Cardinal
Entered by: Anne-Sophie Cardinal
jingle publicitaire		break bumper	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
la bible littéraire		series bible
La chanteuse vénéreuse		The seductive singer
La forme n'est chez lui jamais préalable.		form is never set in stone	Philippa Smith
Entered by: Philippa Smith
la logique de rétention		selective memory/recognition
la révolte sous ses mains		(with) rebellion in his hands/with rebellious hands
La Roue Tourne		charity to help actors/actresses in need
Lampe		Lamp
Lancement plateau		announcer/presenter
l’oligopole à franges		an oligopoly with a competitive fringe
le défi d'emmêler les pinceaux dans le filet des emotions sans couleur		the challenge of brushing with a tangle of pallid emotions
le film débute par une filature		the film opens with a tailing scene
le film en double bande		double system or separate tracks
le film xxxx a vu ses droits cédés à xxxxxx		the rights to the film were acquired	Katherine Mérignac
Entered by: Katherine Mérignac
le moyen du produit audiovisuel		the (mere) conduit of the audiovisual product
le propos		the theme	Wyley Powell
Entered by: Wyley Powell
le protagoniste masculin est proxénète à ses heures		the male protagonist is a pimp on occasion
les films hors compétition qui ont marqué l’année		This year's notable non-competing fillms
les industriels		the industry / industrialists	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
Les inrockuptibles		do not translate / "The Unrockables"	Wyley Powell
Entered by: Wyley Powell
les prises de vues		camera work
les rois de notre cul		champions only of ourselves, our rights, our image

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