Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
l'ovale du visage
English translation:
facial contours
Added to glossary by
Alan Boydell
Sep 14, 2004 00:01
19 yrs ago
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French term
France
Quality, Speed, Flexibility
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, Gaelic to English, English to Gaelic
l'ovale du visage
French to English
Other
Cosmetics, Beauty
L’ovale du visage mieux défini, les ridules estompées et le teint rayonnant, procurent un remarquable coup de jeunesse
I don't spend enough time worrying about the ovale of my visage in English to know what it is.
I don't spend enough time worrying about the ovale of my visage in English to know what it is.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +9 | facial contours |
Karen Tucker (X)
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| 5 | tone facial muscles |
Tegan Raleigh
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| 3 | shape of the face |
TesCor -
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Proposed translations
+9
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facial contours
I've been doing a lot of translating for a cosmetics company and have seen their marketing materials in both French and English. This is the way they translate "ovale." The language can be really over-the-top in cosmetics writing!
Peer comment(s):
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sonja29 (X)
8 mins
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| agree |
sarahl (X)
: redefine the contours, yes!
10 mins
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| agree |
TesCor -
: it certainly sounds more "cosmeticky" than face shape
11 mins
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| agree |
Lillian van den Broeck
: it sure does!
13 mins
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| agree |
NatalieD
19 mins
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| agree |
Yolanda Broad
32 mins
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| agree |
Jenelle Davenport
4 hrs
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| agree |
Gayle Wallimann
: Yes, I could use some redefining of my facial contours myself right now..
6 hrs
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| agree |
Helen Genevier
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot."
21 mins
shape of the face
I'll see if I can't find something better than this
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Note added at 21 mins (2004-09-14 00:23:36 GMT)
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or face shape
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Note added at 21 mins (2004-09-14 00:23:36 GMT)
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or face shape
1 hr
Tegan Raleigh
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
tone facial muscles
most of the hits on google suggest that people who are concerned about their ovale du visage are cocerned with double chins; english hits on sites for double chin-away creams often mention how they tone facial muscles
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