Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dépaysant
English translation:
a refreshing change of scenery
Added to glossary by
David BUICK
Oct 9, 2008 07:46
15 yrs ago
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French term
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Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French
dépaysant
French to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
tourism
"...au cœur des plus belles régions françaises, dans des cadres idylliques et dépaysants"
Inspiration fails. "Out-of-this-world" makes it sound like Venus or somewhere. Your creative suggestions welcome!
Inspiration fails. "Out-of-this-world" makes it sound like Venus or somewhere. Your creative suggestions welcome!
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ideal locations for a refreshing change of scenery
Depending on the tone of your text, of course.
I find when people talk about a vacation that is "depaysant", they see it as a real, refreshing change from the everyday ratrace. If referring to an overseas or island holiday, I could definitely see using exotic, but if we are talking about different regions of France, it could simply be the idea of getting a breath of fresh air away from the metro-boulot-dodo of daily life.
I find when people talk about a vacation that is "depaysant", they see it as a real, refreshing change from the everyday ratrace. If referring to an overseas or island holiday, I could definitely see using exotic, but if we are talking about different regions of France, it could simply be the idea of getting a breath of fresh air away from the metro-boulot-dodo of daily life.
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Comment: "Thanks. In the mean time I had worked my imagination overtime and come up with "a real change of scenery", so great minds clearly think alike!"
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Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
BA(Hons) FITI MCIL CL ISO 17100:2015
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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exotic, perhaps?
I've seen 'dépaysant' translated as 'exotic' a few times, which may be suitable here, depending on the place in question. Do you know what it is?
Otherwise, 'out-of-this-world' sounds fine to me.
Otherwise, 'out-of-this-world' sounds fine to me.
Note from asker:
| I think the depths of the French countryside don't really count as "exotic", and Googling "out-of-this-world settings" leads directly to Venus etc... |
Peer comment(s):
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Rob Grayson
: Yes, I think exotic is a good suggestion
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Thanks, Rob
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Euqinimod (X)
: That was the first word to come to my mind.
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Thanks Equinimod
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Tony M
: I really feel it's stretching marketing hype a bit too far to refer to spots in the regions of France as 'exotic', with the best will in the world.
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That may be the case, Tony, but that's not to say that it isn't used in marketing hype, which does have a tendency to stretch things.
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Susan Gastaldi
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Thanks, Susan
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John Peterson
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Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
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enchanting/which takes you out of yourself/which weaves its magic spell
A couple of suggestions (enchanting may already be captured by "idylliques").
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polyglot45
Native in French
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English
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Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
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unusual
unusual, idyllic surroundings
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