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full benefit of

French translation: le gratifiant d'un sourire étincelant de rouge à lèvres

17:32 Aug 5, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: full benefit of
Contexte :

"A table for six!", called out the maitre d'.
A bunch of people moved forward.
"Wait, you're only five."
"The sixth is on his way", a woman said, giving him the full **benefit** of a glorious lipstick smile.
"Sorry, full tables only."


Problèmes de formulation ici. All suggestion welcome (même pour "lipstick smile)!

Merci d'avance.
Emilie Griveau
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:49
French translation:le gratifiant d'un sourire étincelant de rouge à lèvres
Explanation:
une suggestion...
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Catherine Siné
France
Local time: 12:49
Grading comment
Merci Catherine!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8le gratifiant d'un sourire étincelant de rouge à lèvres
Catherine Siné
3 +1pleinement
Sokratis VAVILIS
3 +1le comblant avec gloire d'un sourire grimé
Arnold T.
2 +1lui faisant cadeau d'un superbe sourire maquillé
Expialidocio (X)
3lui faisant l'honneur, de ses lèvres maquillées, du plus radieux des sourires
Alexandre Hanin


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
giving him the full benefit of a glorious lipstick smile
lui faisant cadeau d'un superbe sourire maquillé


Explanation:
Idée.

Expialidocio (X)
France
Local time: 12:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sokratis VAVILIS: A lipstick smile should mean a glossy ("shiny") smille (pls, correct me if I'm wrong). However, a "sourire maquillé" would probably sound slightly awkward
23 mins
agree  arrathoonlaa: this is almost exactly what I was going to suggest! I think I would have chosen grimé instead of maquillé
1 hr
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pleinement


Explanation:
en lui offrant pleinement un sourire tout brillant magnifique

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Note added at 36 minutes (2009-08-05 18:08:58 GMT)
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ou: sourire brillant exceptionnel

Sokratis VAVILIS
Greece
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lut75 (X)
4 mins
  -> Merci και καλησπέρα (επιστροφή στη βάση; :--))
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
le gratifiant d'un sourire étincelant de rouge à lèvres


Explanation:
une suggestion...

Catherine Siné
France
Local time: 12:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci Catherine!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stéphanie Soudais: j'aime bien "gratifier"
22 mins
  -> merci
agree  FX Fraipont (X)
41 mins
  -> merci
agree  George C.
53 mins
  -> merci
agree  AnneMarieG: un sourire brillant ou dégoulinant (?)
2 hrs
  -> Dégoulinant peut-être pas ! Eclatant éventuellement... En tout cas merci.
agree  Catherine Boissée
2 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Samia Touhami (X)
11 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Hélène ALEXIS
12 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Alain Chouraki: Ou "luisant"... mais la formulation est excellente, de toute façon.
19 hrs
  -> merci
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lui faisant l'honneur, de ses lèvres maquillées, du plus radieux des sourires


Explanation:
J'aime bien aussi "lèvres apprêtées", c'est plus recherché, mais je ne suis pas sûr que cela convienne au style de votre texte.

Alexandre Hanin
Italy
Local time: 12:49
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 21

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AnneMarieG: 'apprêter' n'a pas la même signification qu'en espagnol... on apprête quelqu'un pas des lèvres (AMA)
2 hrs
  -> Je parlais évidemment de l'adjectif, pas du verbe. "Au fig. [En parlant d'une pers. ou d'un de ses attributs] Dépourvu de naturel; qui indique un manque de spontanéité et de simplicité"
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
le comblant avec gloire d'un sourire grimé


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AnneMarieG: 'grimé' me fait penser au déguisement d'un clown.
1 hr
agree  kathy_phong (X): Kathy Phongpitag
3 hrs
  -> Merci Kathy !
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