Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Phénomène de société
English translation:
cultural phenomenon
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Rachel Nkere-Uwem (X)
Jun 19, 2006 12:09
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Phénomène de société
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Stuck on this one.
Refer to a new trend in IT that seems to attract a large scope of users.
Thank you in advance!
Refer to a new trend in IT that seems to attract a large scope of users.
Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | cultural phenomenom |
Rachel Nkere-Uwem (X)
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| 4 +2 | an irresistible (social) trend |
Najib Aloui
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| 3 +1 | (new) craze |
Julie Barber
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| 4 | social phenomenon |
mamaluz
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| 3 | social phenomenon |
Sandra Petch
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| 3 | a cult item/the cult gadget |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 2 | become (the latest/new) "must do" |
John Peterson
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Proposed translations
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27 mins
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cultural phenomenom
I think 'cultural' conveys the sense of 'de société' here, perhaps more closely than social.
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oops, meant to write 'cultural phenomenon' with an 'n'!
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oops, meant to write 'cultural phenomenon' with an 'n'!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
24 mins
social phenomenon
I have seen these used (once describing flash mobs if I remember correctly). To be honest though, I prefer John's suggestion.
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"THIS used", sorry!
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"THIS used", sorry!
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31 mins
an irresistible (social) trend
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
19 mins
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Bonjour. Merci napapad!
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Adam Warren
: "social trend" is generally a good rendering, yours is apt in this context
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Bonjour.Thank you Adam!
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8 mins
John Peterson
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Related KudoZ points
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24
become (the latest/new) "must do"
Sociably fashionable may be closer literally, but this might worker if its about IT use. Seeing it in context (if there is one)might help.
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"must have" might also work if there's a gadget involved.
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it's!!!
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"must have" might also work if there's a gadget involved.
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it's!!!
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51 mins
Julie Barber
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Related KudoZ points
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14
(new) craze
I have seen this in relation to iPod's on the net and in English have found 'craze'
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or latest craze...
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In researching further my own answer I also came across cultural phenomenon! :
How far can Apple ride the iPod craze?
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The company's iPod music player has become a cultural phenomenon. But competitors are circling, and Apple's PC business continues to lose market share
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P94963.asp
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or latest craze...
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-06-19 13:12:15 GMT)
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In researching further my own answer I also came across cultural phenomenon! :
How far can Apple ride the iPod craze?
advertisement
The company's iPod music player has become a cultural phenomenon. But competitors are circling, and Apple's PC business continues to lose market share
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P94963.asp
Peer comment(s):
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LBMas
: I like your 'latest craxe.' Maybe the term appears more than once in her text and she can use both!
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thanks
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social phenomenon
I've just seen this in today's Guardian on their site
Thom was not an unsigned singer when she broadcast via her MySpace site from a basement in south London but created one of those strange social phenomena in which tens of thousands of people believe simultaneously that they are the first and only ones to discover something new and 'real'.
Thom was not an unsigned singer when she broadcast via her MySpace site from a basement in south London but created one of those strange social phenomena in which tens of thousands of people believe simultaneously that they are the first and only ones to discover something new and 'real'.
3 hrs
a cult item/the cult gadget
perhaps
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