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Oct 31, 2019 16:02
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French term

Mince Alors

French to English Marketing Food & Drink
Hello

I have a text with the French names for a number of infusions and they are puns

To give you an idea, one infusion was called

"Il était une foie" 'cos it is good for the liver. I proposed, "And they livered happily ever after" (awaiting client's response)

I now have an infusion called "Mince Alors" cos it is good for diets.

But this time I'm all out of ideas.

Have you got any?

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 What a waist!
3 +2 Slim Pickings
3 +2 Lean on me
4 +1 Go Figure
2 +2 Fits to a T
3 The Pound Chop

Discussion

SafeTex (asker) Nov 5, 2019:
@ all Hello
I have been invited to close the question and the client has still not responded. There are so many good suggestions that I don't want to make an arbitrary decision so I'll close without choosing and hope that no one is offended.

Thanks again for all your ideas

SafeTex
philgoddard Nov 1, 2019:
In that case .. You haven't given the exact context, but I don't see any point in inventing new names for these products. It would be better to leave them in French, with a few words of explanation if necessary.
SafeTex (asker) Oct 31, 2019:
@ Phil Nope but I did contact the agency and they said they are going to pass on my suggestions
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I can't see how the end-client could leave them in French as they would mean nothing to English readers who don't have pretty good French to get the puns.
philgoddard Oct 31, 2019:
Have they specifically asked you to come up with English names rather than leave them in French?
SafeTex (asker) Oct 31, 2019:
@Philippa that's rubbish cos we put it all on on our bellies. I'm surprised some of us just don't topple over onto our faces while women risk toppling over backwards with their legs in the air ha ha ha
Thomas T. Frost Oct 31, 2019:
Give them more than one They'd probably be happy to receive more than one suggestion.

They're unlikely to run an advertising campaign as "Weight off my Butt" plugs, though.
Philippa Smith Oct 31, 2019:
@SafeTex Well your butt pun could be directed at men, plenty of them have big fat bums - but not sure they like it pointed out. ;-)
Mollie Milesi Oct 31, 2019:
I like it! Weight to go is weight cool...
SafeTex (asker) Oct 31, 2019:
@ Phillipa and all Thanks
I must admit it is my favourite at the moment but if I don't choose it, I would probably go for "Lean on Me"
Another idea I just had was:
"Weight off my Butt" (play on "Weight off my Shoulders")
but women don't have a sense of humour about stuff like that eh?
Sheila Wilson Oct 31, 2019:
Weight to go :) It's a good'un! BTW, I hadn't noticed who was asking when I left my comment. I know you're an "old hand" so ignore it :) .
Philippa Smith Oct 31, 2019:
@SafeTex I think your "Weight to Go" is great, go for it!
SafeTex (asker) Oct 31, 2019:
@ all Hello all

I honestly did not have my own solution when I posted but in a moment of sheer brilliance, (or perhaps crapiness), I suddenly came up with...

"Weight to Go"

like when you see an old friend who weighed 150 kg and now they weigh just 75 kg and you say "Way to Go" !!!

Any feedback on this?

Otherwise, thanks for your suggestions and keep them coming so that I can weigh them up (pun intended)

Proposed translations

+5
10 mins

What a waist!

What a waist!
A bit lame, I know...
Peer comment(s):
agree Grace McAleer-Ryder
1 min
agree Yvonne Gallagher
5 mins
agree Wolf Draeger : Waist not, want not?
43 mins
agree Ethele Salem Sperling
49 mins
agree Sheila Wilson
59 mins
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+2
23 mins

Slim Pickings

I haven't thought about it from all angles -- and you really need to -- but it could work well as both words are relevant to the infusion.

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Note added at 24 mins (2019-10-31 16:27:18 GMT)
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I do hope you aren't asking for just a few cents for coming up with each name. An advertising/marketing agency would charge a small fortune for each one!
Peer comment(s):
agree Yvonne Gallagher
21 mins
Thanks
agree Wolf Draeger : If only translators could charge what advertisers do...:-)
31 mins
Thanks
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+2
51 mins

Lean on me

Another idea.
Peer comment(s):
agree Wolf Draeger
14 mins
agree Sheila Wilson
17 mins
Something went wrong...
54 mins

The Pound Chop

Wordplay on 'pound shop'.
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+1
2 hrs

Go Figure

Lots of good answers, but I couldn't resist having a go too :)
Peer comment(s):
agree Cyril Tollari
23 hrs
Thanks, Cyril!
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+2
13 hrs

Fits to a T

stretching the concept of it "suits someone perfectly" to clothes fitting well after losing a few pounds...
Peer comment(s):
agree Wolf Draeger : Nice one! Maybe just "To a T".
4 hrs
thank you:)
agree Jessica Noyes
7 hrs
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