Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
coup de jarret
English translation:
high kick
Added to glossary by
Stephanie Mitchel
Feb 3, 2011 21:34
13 yrs ago
French term
United States
coup de jarret
French to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Dance/Performance
Description of one of the burlesque stars of the Roaring Twenties. I was thinking 'a flash of leg' except the next phrase is about her legs. Is a coup de jarret more of a flash of leg, a kick, or something else?
La « môme de Paris » fait un tabac sur scène grâce à sa voix rocailleuse, sa silhouette longiligne, son coup de jarret et ses jambes nues qui n’en finissent plus.
La « môme de Paris » fait un tabac sur scène grâce à sa voix rocailleuse, sa silhouette longiligne, son coup de jarret et ses jambes nues qui n’en finissent plus.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +4 | high kick |
Catharine Cellier-Smart
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| 3 | From her calves to her naked (or bare) thighs |
Lara Barnett
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References
| Energy, vigour |
Martin Cassell
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Proposed translations
+4
18 mins
Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Reunion
Native in English
Works in field
Reunion
The Smart Solution
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English, English
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8
Selected
high kick
I realise that high kick is obviously an action while the rest refers to a description, however it could be suitable here and refers to a leg movement without referring directly to the legs.
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Note added at 23 mins (2011-02-03 21:58:02 GMT)
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"All the glamour and glory that you would expect from a Burlesque show and more is delivered with BURLESQUE-A-PADES! Revel in gorgeous girls, bumps and grinds, high kicks, eye tricks, sultry singing, tempting tap dancing, side splitting humor, over the top costumes with enough glamour to make Busby Berkely smile".
http://cabaret.broadwayworld.com/article/BURLESQUEAPADES_Kic...
"Performing all over the world, Angie spreads the glamour gospel with every shimmy, bump n grind, high kick and eye trick. She is one of the worlds most sought after burlesque performers. "
http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1490
"Sexy Burlesque Dancer Costume You've never seen anyone high-kick like this!"
http://www.sexycostumes.com/vintage-burlesque-dancer-costume...
"Coming November 24th, Cher and Christina Aguilera are going to bring down the curtain then high-kick the glimmering holidays into high gear in this movie musical, "Burlesque."
http://luxurist.blogspot.com/2010/11/glittering-holiday-skin...
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Note added at 23 mins (2011-02-03 21:58:02 GMT)
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"All the glamour and glory that you would expect from a Burlesque show and more is delivered with BURLESQUE-A-PADES! Revel in gorgeous girls, bumps and grinds, high kicks, eye tricks, sultry singing, tempting tap dancing, side splitting humor, over the top costumes with enough glamour to make Busby Berkely smile".
http://cabaret.broadwayworld.com/article/BURLESQUEAPADES_Kic...
"Performing all over the world, Angie spreads the glamour gospel with every shimmy, bump n grind, high kick and eye trick. She is one of the worlds most sought after burlesque performers. "
http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1490
"Sexy Burlesque Dancer Costume You've never seen anyone high-kick like this!"
http://www.sexycostumes.com/vintage-burlesque-dancer-costume...
"Coming November 24th, Cher and Christina Aguilera are going to bring down the curtain then high-kick the glimmering holidays into high gear in this movie musical, "Burlesque."
http://luxurist.blogspot.com/2010/11/glittering-holiday-skin...
Peer comment(s):
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David Vaughn
: For me "coup" implies movement here - but we'd need to know more about this singer to know if a high kick was appropriate. "La môme" often refers to Piaf, better known for the kick in her personality than in her legs.
26 mins
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Thank you David. I think by saying "her high kicks" the idea of personality could be got across.
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Martin Cassell
29 mins
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Thank you Martin.
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Simon Charass
1 hr
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Thank you Simon
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emiledgar
8 hrs
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Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you! High kicks all round!"
30 mins
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
From her calves to her naked (or bare) thighs
Maybe the word "leg" could be broken down by way of two expressions, ie. the calf and the thigh. Also, as there is no easy translation of "coup" in this context, why not change the noun to a verb to describe the action of what is being suggested:
"Performing kicks (or kicking), right from her calves up to her naked thighs, her legs went on forever..."
"Performing kicks (or kicking), right from her calves up to her naked thighs, her legs went on forever..."
Reference comments
8 mins
Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
25 years as a specialist communicator
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Reference:
Energy, vigour
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/jarret
"Avoir le coup de jarret de. Avoir la vigueur de. Ce parler sec, bref et nerveux qu'affectionne Montaigne, et qui, au besoin, a le coup de jarret du Basque"
"Avoir le coup de jarret de. Avoir la vigueur de. Ce parler sec, bref et nerveux qu'affectionne Montaigne, et qui, au besoin, a le coup de jarret du Basque"
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