Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
tension
English translation:
(aesthetic) balance ; interplay
Added to glossary by
ormiston
Apr 3, 2008 12:44
16 yrs ago
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French term
tension
French to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
I'm tempted to classify this as architecture - it refers to a pack design for a champagne bottle. The glossary gives me only engineering suggestions. Here is the sentence:
"veiller à respecter la tension entre l’étiquette (valeurs de production) et la collerette (valeurs de consommation) et éviter l’effet de prolongement induit par la voie Métal (= the name given to the design concept in question). I've been thinking lamely along the lines of 'interplay'...
"veiller à respecter la tension entre l’étiquette (valeurs de production) et la collerette (valeurs de consommation) et éviter l’effet de prolongement induit par la voie Métal (= the name given to the design concept in question). I've been thinking lamely along the lines of 'interplay'...
Change log
Apr 3, 2008 19:09: Cetacea changed "Field" from "Medical" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Medical (general)" to "Advertising / Public Relations"
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balance
Something to consider.
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Comment: "I used 'aesthetic balance' and elsewhere 'interplay' (thank you Finch for your research & confirmation)"
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interplay
Have you classified this under the right subject? My doctor has been known to favour red wine, but has never yet prescribed champagne.
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Note added at 25 mins (2008-04-03 13:10:20 GMT)
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"It is this interplay of design elements that can add the fun to the design process, present a subtle or not so subtle surprise in a room, ..."
www.bydesignthestore.com/index_files/Page1959.htm
"The urn is a dynamic interplay of design elements, including an American eagle, ram's heads, entwined dolphins, hairy paw feet, a scallop-shell border, ..."
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-170373544.html
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Note added at 25 mins (2008-04-03 13:10:20 GMT)
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"It is this interplay of design elements that can add the fun to the design process, present a subtle or not so subtle surprise in a room, ..."
www.bydesignthestore.com/index_files/Page1959.htm
"The urn is a dynamic interplay of design elements, including an American eagle, ram's heads, entwined dolphins, hairy paw feet, a scallop-shell border, ..."
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-170373544.html
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Angela Dickson (X)
: 'tension' might even work too...
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