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English term or phrase:
tizzied up
French translation:
fastueux
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FX Fraipont (X)
Jan 18, 2017 08:00
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English term
Switzerland
Native in: French (Variant: Swiss) 
Works in: Japanese to French, Chinese to French, English to French
tizzied up
English to French
Marketing
Tourism & Travel
Hôtellerie
Hi everybody,
In the following sentence describing an hotel, I am not sure about what "tizzied up" means.
"If you’re staying overnight in town, there are several good options, but this is the most atmospheric, if slightly tizzied up, choice."
Some suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
In the following sentence describing an hotel, I am not sure about what "tizzied up" means.
"If you’re staying overnight in town, there are several good options, but this is the most atmospheric, if slightly tizzied up, choice."
Some suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 | fastueux |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 4 +1 | surfait |
Aymen Ben Ajmia
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| 3 +1 | kitsch |
Luna Jungblut
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| 3 | petit excès de froufrous |
B D Finch
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Jan 19, 2017 11:10: FX Fraipont (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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fastueux
concerne un hôtel imposant, qui n'a rien de kitsch :
"The Rough Guide to Austria - Page 192 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.be/books?isbn=185828709X
Jonathan Bousfield, Rob Humphreys - 2001 - Travel
Confusingly, it's Drosendorf Stadt (not Drosendorf Altstadt) that's the walled town, ... the pinkish Renaissance Schloss, which now functions as a hotel (see r below). ... where the huge bedrooms boasting stucco ceilings and Baroque stoves are ... inexpensive Gasthofe to choose from I on Hauptplatz, most of whose rooms ..."
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Note added at 23 hrs (2017-01-19 07:37:06 GMT)
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"The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z
https://books.google.be/books?isbn=041525938X
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor - 2006 - Americanisms
246, tizzy up verb to smarten or spruce something up AUSTRALIA, i960 •"
"The Rough Guide to Austria - Page 192 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.be/books?isbn=185828709X
Jonathan Bousfield, Rob Humphreys - 2001 - Travel
Confusingly, it's Drosendorf Stadt (not Drosendorf Altstadt) that's the walled town, ... the pinkish Renaissance Schloss, which now functions as a hotel (see r below). ... where the huge bedrooms boasting stucco ceilings and Baroque stoves are ... inexpensive Gasthofe to choose from I on Hauptplatz, most of whose rooms ..."
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Note added at 23 hrs (2017-01-19 07:37:06 GMT)
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"The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z
https://books.google.be/books?isbn=041525938X
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor - 2006 - Americanisms
246, tizzy up verb to smarten or spruce something up AUSTRALIA, i960 •"
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Luna Jungblut
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in French
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
French Museum Translator - MA
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English, French, and 1 more.
kitsch
Bonjour,
D'après mes recherches, "tizzied up" means "fancied up", "tarted up".
In most contexts, apparently, this is used to say when decoration is a little bit over the top.
I think "kitsch" in French conveys that exact feeling...
Maybe "tarte" would work too, if you go for something more negative.
D'après mes recherches, "tizzied up" means "fancied up", "tarted up".
In most contexts, apparently, this is used to say when decoration is a little bit over the top.
I think "kitsch" in French conveys that exact feeling...
Maybe "tarte" would work too, if you go for something more negative.
Peer comment(s):
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Fanny Villuendas
12 mins
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| neutral |
Tony M
: I'm not entirely sure 'kitsch' is quite right — surely that tends to imply 'with bad taste', which is not necessarily the case with the S/T, which might just mean 'overly-fussy'
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petit excès de froufrous
breakfastjunk.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html
Ma foi, des coupes pas mal, un petit excès de froufrous à mon goût, mais quelques vrais coups de coeur.
Ma foi, des coupes pas mal, un petit excès de froufrous à mon goût, mais quelques vrais coups de coeur.
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10 hrs
Aymen Ben Ajmia
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
Qualified french translator
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Portuguese to French
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