Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 4, 2006 18:14
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Le design de la bouteille reprend en la renforçant la personnalité forte de la bouteille massue.
Referring to a soft-drink bottle.
Referring to a soft-drink bottle.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | echoes/is based on/shares the same |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 5 +1 | recaptures |
JH Trads
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| 3 | magnifies / highlights / heightens |
LBMas
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| 3 | picks up OR takes up |
Tony M
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| 3 | develops |
Miranda Joubioux (X)
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Proposed translations
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echoes/is based on/shares the same
depends on your style
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-05-05 06:36:28 GMT)
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the design of the bottle shares the same strong lines as the Indian-club bottle only stronger/giving them even greater definition
echoes the strong lines
repeats the strong lines
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-05-05 06:36:28 GMT)
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the design of the bottle shares the same strong lines as the Indian-club bottle only stronger/giving them even greater definition
echoes the strong lines
repeats the strong lines
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Comment: "Thanks. Great answer. I used "The bottle design echoes the strong personality of the Indian-club bottle""
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magnifies / highlights / heightens
Bear with me, because it's not literal, but it could fit.
25 mins
picks up OR takes up
Both of these might work in your given sentence
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-05-04 21:32:10 GMT)
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"The design on the bottle takes up and reinforces the strong personality of the indian-club bottle"
I assumed it meant the design ON the bottle...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-05-04 21:33:47 GMT)
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Or of course, it could be "The design of [this] bottle takes up... of AN Indian-club bottle", using the last 'bouteille' in the general rather than the specific sense.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-05-04 21:32:10 GMT)
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"The design on the bottle takes up and reinforces the strong personality of the indian-club bottle"
I assumed it meant the design ON the bottle...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-05-04 21:33:47 GMT)
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Or of course, it could be "The design of [this] bottle takes up... of AN Indian-club bottle", using the last 'bouteille' in the general rather than the specific sense.
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2 mins
French term (edited):
reprend
recaptures
I hope it helps
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-05-04 18:17:53 GMT)
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voici un exemple dans un contexte semblable:
The seven-spoke road wheel design recaptures the theme used on the Crossfire and Chrysler Pacifica, two of the brand's latest products. ...
www.cartype.com/page.cfm?id=71&alph=ALL&dec=ALL - 34k -
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-05-04 21:46:34 GMT)
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answering to your note:
it makes perfect sense on the contrary: it recaptures/reprend the personality of the bouteille-massue, meaning it shares some feartures or looks somewhat like that object, expresses similar aesthetics...in the same way one could argue that the new Volkswagen Beetle car recaptures the personality of the famous older one...I hope it helps :-)
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-05-04 18:17:53 GMT)
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voici un exemple dans un contexte semblable:
The seven-spoke road wheel design recaptures the theme used on the Crossfire and Chrysler Pacifica, two of the brand's latest products. ...
www.cartype.com/page.cfm?id=71&alph=ALL&dec=ALL - 34k -
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-05-04 21:46:34 GMT)
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answering to your note:
it makes perfect sense on the contrary: it recaptures/reprend the personality of the bouteille-massue, meaning it shares some feartures or looks somewhat like that object, expresses similar aesthetics...in the same way one could argue that the new Volkswagen Beetle car recaptures the personality of the famous older one...I hope it helps :-)
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develops
You could try "develops" in this context.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2006-05-05 06:10:55 GMT)
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The bottle design develops and strengthens the strong qualities of the indian-club bottle.
I don't believe that "personality" is appropriate here.
What I understand is that the bottle design we are talking about is based on the indian-club bottle.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2006-05-05 06:10:55 GMT)
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The bottle design develops and strengthens the strong qualities of the indian-club bottle.
I don't believe that "personality" is appropriate here.
What I understand is that the bottle design we are talking about is based on the indian-club bottle.
Discussion
I don't know whether I'm missing something completely. Could anyone suggest a full-sentence? The "bouteille massue" is an "Indian-club bottle".