French term
se contenter de la puissance nécessaire
Éclairage : trouver la bonne lumière
L’éclairage, c’est la magie du lieu, le relief de l’événement. alors, comment répondre aux besoins
du spectacle/manifestation (puissance, fiabilité), qui demande généralement une grosse puissance
électrique, tout en consommant moins ?
- La lumière naturelle est gratuite, on peut chercher à l’exploiter au maximum, quitte à la compléter
: cela, outre les économiesd’électricité, apportera plus de bien-être aux visiteurs. En s’assurant
de la météo au préalable, on peut prévoir la luminosité et les sources complémentaires à ajuster
au cours de l’événement.
*- on peut se contenter de la puissance nécessaire* et exploiter les éclairages existants au lieu d’en
rajouter.
- n’allumer les lumières que si nécessaire.
I am a bit confused about the use "se contenter de" in this context.
Here is my suggestion for the majority of the sentence:
You can XXX power requirements and make use of existing lighting instead of adding to it.
My only idea would be to replace the the translation of se contenter as to settle for / accept with "accommodate" - but am still a bit befuddled
3 | do not use stronger lights than (really) necessary | Sarah Bessioud |
4 +4 | make do with | jmleger |
4 | You could just go with/opt for | MatthewLaSon |
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Proposed translations
do not use stronger lights than (really) necessary
make do with
agree |
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
: Yes, make do with the power / light sources available
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Chukran, or Sakha as we say in Oran.
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Tony M
: Apart from the slight negative connotation that 'make do' can sometimes have.
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Thx! Se contenter also describes a less than ideal solution
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mimi 254
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Thx!
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Evans (X)
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Thx!
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You could just go with/opt for
For some reason, I'm not a big fan of saying "make do with" here in English. I think we'd say more naturally "to just opt for" (the mimimum lighting power?)
se contenter = to just opt for (here)
I hope this helps.
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