Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 30, 2004 19:09
19 yrs ago
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French term
Cristina
La Parure
Homework / test
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
19th century short stories
La Parure is the original title of a short story which was translated to english with the title the Necklace.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | The adornment |
suezen
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| 5 +1 | ornament |
CarinaK
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| 3 +1 | The jewellery set |
Genevieve Tournebize
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| 3 | The Finery |
chaplin
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Proposed translations
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The adornment
la parure
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ornament
Yes, it's the title of a short story by Guy de Maupassant.
an ornament or set of ornaments used on a person as decoration, that is, as a piece of jewelry.
an ornament or set of ornaments used on a person as decoration, that is, as a piece of jewelry.
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The Finery
It then includes both the clothes and jewels
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Genevieve Tournebize
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Native in: French 
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The jewellery set
It is true that the translation "the necklace" is the closest to the original word but it lacks the meaning of a set of necklace and earrings existing in the French word. La parure can also indicate a necklace that is called a riviere which has several layers of stones
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: It was a diamond riviere in the story, without matching earrings
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