Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
surmultiplier
English translation:
exaggerate/intensify
Added to glossary by
Miranda Joubioux (X)
Jul 4, 2007 10:03
16 yrs ago
French term
Miranda Joubioux (X)
surmultiplier (here)
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Context:
Fenêtres ciselées et lumière surmultiplient les biais, activent impressions de contraction et de dilatation, d’intérieur projeté à l’extérieur et inversement, comme ici au dernier étage avec la salle de bains attenante à la chambre perchée en haut du petit escalier.
My dictionary gives "overdrive" or surmultiplié.
Here the meaning seems closer to multiply.
Any suggestions?
Fenêtres ciselées et lumière surmultiplient les biais, activent impressions de contraction et de dilatation, d’intérieur projeté à l’extérieur et inversement, comme ici au dernier étage avec la salle de bains attenante à la chambre perchée en haut du petit escalier.
My dictionary gives "overdrive" or surmultiplié.
Here the meaning seems closer to multiply.
Any suggestions?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | exaggerate/multiply several times over |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | heighten/intensify/enhance |
cristina estanislau
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| 3 | underscores |
KLaQuadra
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Proposed translations
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Selected
exaggerate/multiply several times over
multiplir = multiply; surmultiplier = more than multiply
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Comment: "Difficult one to grade this - I toyed with exaggerate and intensify for a while and exaggerate was what I ended up choosing - I'd like to be able to award points all round. Thanks for all your suggestions."
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cristina estanislau
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heighten/intensify/enhance
sugg
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underscores
Don't disagree with the others. Just thought I'd offer an option in a slightly different style. Guess it also depends on how you translate "biais".
"multiplies the impression of" might work, too.
"multiplies the impression of" might work, too.
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