Aug 25, 2011 15:22
12 yrs ago
English term
kick it up a notch
English to French
Other
Tourism & Travel
expression idiomatique
Should guests want to kick it up a notch, they can enjoy full access to the vibrant Secrets Wild Orchid, just footsteps away.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 2 +3 | passer au niveau supérieur |
Frankie JB
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| 4 +1 | augmenter d'un cran |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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| 4 | Forcer la dose |
jmleger
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| 3 +1 | passer en deuxième vitesse |
marie leconte
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| 3 +1 | pimenter |
Jeremy Pavy
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References
| Montego Bay? |
kashew
|
Proposed translations
+3
10 mins
Frankie JB
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Neat style, nothing left to chance
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, German to French
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
passer au niveau supérieur
D'après ce que je comprends du sens de l'expression.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
6 mins
Forcer la dose
par ex.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
2 mins
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| disagree |
Tony M
: I don't really believe that's the meaning of the source term, which seems to me is more like 'live it up a little'
11 mins
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It just means "pushing the envelope a bit"
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+1
21 mins
marie leconte
Canada
Canada
Native in English
&
French
Specializes in field
Canada
Freelance translator, editor, reviser
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
passer en deuxième vitesse
ou "passer en vitesse supérieure"
les examples abondent sur Internet... voir les deux liens ci-dessous
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Note added at 23 mins (2011-08-25 15:46:13 GMT)
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ou même "passer à la vitesse supérieure"
les examples abondent sur Internet... voir les deux liens ci-dessous
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Note added at 23 mins (2011-08-25 15:46:13 GMT)
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ou même "passer à la vitesse supérieure"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Yes, I'd have said '....à la vitesse...'
8 mins
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| neutral |
Frankie JB
: I am not sure that conveying the idea of 'speed' or 'movement' is advised given the context...
20 mins
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+1
1 hr
Jeremy Pavy
United States
United States
Native in French
United States
Awesome localization services!
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Japanese to French
pimenter
pourquoi pas aller dans le sens de 'spice up': pimenter les choses, leur séjour par exemple ?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mehdi Caps
: Bien trouvé. Je garde cependant une préférence pour la réponse de Frankie, car il n'est pas sûr que plus de luxe corresponde à plus de piment, dans ce cas. ;)
6 hrs
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+1
3 hrs
Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Native in: French
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
14
Reference comments
49 mins
Reference:
Montego Bay?
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
Mehdi Caps
: Oui, ou plus directement : http://www.secretsresorts.com/wildorchid/index.asp
6 hrs
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