Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term
animal
Earthy? Sensual? Animal-like? Wild?
Some context:
Au-delà de sa blancheur opaline, le Jasmin d’Egypte recèle des facettes les plus inattendues : floral, fruité, animal, poudré, il offre à cette nouvelle fragrance toute son envoûtante sensualité.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
| 4 | animal |
Gayle Wallimann
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| 4 +3 | primal |
Expialidocio (X)
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| 4 +2 | sensual |
Wojciech Kalazny
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| 4 | voluptuous |
Gustavo Silva
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| 4 | animal touch |
askell
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| 3 | husky |
Angeliki Papadopoulou
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Apr 14, 2008 11:28: Tony M changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Accounting" to "Cosmetics, Beauty"
Apr 19, 2008 11:04: Gayle Wallimann Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Julie Barber
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Proposed translations
American in Provence
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
animal
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-04-14 16:58:49 GMT)
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The use of "animal" to describe jasmin is unusual even in French. if you are to maintain to the "unusualness" of the original description, animal is what it is.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-04-14 16:59:47 GMT)
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Spelling error, please read jasmine, not jasmin.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-04-14 18:34:41 GMT)
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Here is another good link with fragrance facets, families. Animal notes bring out floral facets. See Aldehydes.
http://theperfumedcourt.com/fragrance_families.aspx
| Thanks. That is a very interesting and useful site! |
| Thanks to the perfumed court, I think I've found the term - animalic. And googling it, I came across another very interesting site that talks about "animalic" in a jasmine context. I think this is what I've been looking for. Here's the site, it you're interested : http://pinkmanhattan.blogspot.com/2006/05/animalic.htmlhttp://pinkmanhattan.blogspot.com/2006/05/animalic.html with a link to a definition at perfumersworld.com |
Poland
Native in: Polish
Works in: Chinese to Polish, Chinese to English, Polish to Chinese, and 6 more.
sensual
| agree |
Koren Wheatley
: This would be a typical adjective used in the marketing of perfumes here in the U.S. It gives the sense of "carnal" or "animal-like," but with the sex appeal twist.
40 mins
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| neutral |
Julie Barber
: unlike Koren, I don't believe that sensual gives a sense of 'wild'!
1 hr
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but is the sense of 'wild' included in 'animal'??? This the question...
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| agree |
Jennifer White
: yes, I'd go for this too.
3 hrs
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Greece
Αγγλικά σαν τη μητρική μου γλώσσα
Native in: Greek 
, English
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
husky
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Note added at 28 mins (2008-04-14 11:28:56 GMT)
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Good Lord... yes I did!
| Do you mean musky? |
Portugal
The best value for your money
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: French to Portuguese, English to Portuguese
voluptuous
voluptuous: devoted to or indulging in sensual pleasures.
jasmine is a deep, rich and exotic oil with a voluptuous floral aroma.
primal
| agree |
Julie Barber
: I like the wild suggestion best!
59 mins
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| agree |
Aude Sylvain
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1 hr
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| agree |
Koren Wheatley
: okay, I thought that "sensual" was appropriate, but "wild" will fit the bill very nicely too
1 day 19 mins
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animal touch
| yes but here we are talking about jasmine, so there are no actual touches of animal notes. Animal-like, perhaps? |
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