Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
aux baguettes
English translation:
at the controls, directed/conducted/ presented/orchestrated by
Added to glossary by
Karen Tucker (X)
Jul 14, 2005 16:37
18 yrs ago
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French term
aux baguettes
French to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
From the same passage as my last question:
Tout vu :
Attendons-nous à bouffer de la télé, mais pas vautré-tranquille-dans-l’canapé comme d’habitude… Au menu, 24 télés diffusant autant de programmes du monde entier triés sur le carreau. Aux baguettes, les quatre acteurs de Transquinquennal et Jan Hammenecker.
A ne pas zapper.
Thank you,
Karen
Tout vu :
Attendons-nous à bouffer de la télé, mais pas vautré-tranquille-dans-l’canapé comme d’habitude… Au menu, 24 télés diffusant autant de programmes du monde entier triés sur le carreau. Aux baguettes, les quatre acteurs de Transquinquennal et Jan Hammenecker.
A ne pas zapper.
Thank you,
Karen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | at the controls |
Estelle Demontrond-Box
|
| 3 | (programme) presented by |
suezen
|
| 3 | possibility |
Jean-Luc Dumont
|
Proposed translations
+4
6 mins
Estelle Demontrond-Box
Australia
Australia
Native in French
Australia
Qualified Translator & Published Writer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
at the controls
baguettes du chef d'orchestre = being in control > directing
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All of these options are good, but I ended up using "directed by" because it seemed to fit best in this context. Actually I like "orchestrated by" best, but didn't see the suggestion until too late. Thanks for all your ideas. Karen"
12 mins
(programme) presented by
I think this is the sense, like a conductor who conducts the orchestra with a stick (baguette). At the same time it's a play on words as baguette is associated with food (chopsticks and the bread)
17 mins
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
10
possibility
changing the punctuation :
sur le carreau; a show/ an evening conducted by the four actors...
sur le carreau; a show/ an evening conducted by the four actors...
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