Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Le magazine se lira dans les deux sens
English translation:
The magazine can be read from either end
Added to glossary by
B D Finch
Jun 6, 2016 16:20
7 yrs ago
French term
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Le magazine se lira dans les deux sens
French to English
Marketing
Journalism
Presentation of an event\'s magazine serving a dual purpose
I could of course translate this literally but I'm wondering if there's a name in English for a magazine that you can turn upside-down to read from either end. I've tried loads of possible terms but nothing stands out: reversible, bi-directional, dual-direction, ...
Le magazine se lira dans les deux sens, c'est-à-dire que d'un côté figurera le XXX avec sa couverture et de l'autre le YYY avec son identité visuelle propre.
Le magazine se lira dans les deux sens, c'est-à-dire que d'un côté figurera le XXX avec sa couverture et de l'autre le YYY avec son identité visuelle propre.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | The magazine can be read from either end |
B D Finch
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| 4 | the magazine will be read from whichever cover to cover |
Francois Boye
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| 3 | The magazine is two sided |
Ana Vozone
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Jun 13, 2016 14:15: B D Finch Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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The magazine can be read from either end
fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2009/.../milorad-pavic-famous-serbian-author-of.htm
While he became very famous in the English speaking world with the ... (the novel can be read from either end following two characters that are ...
www.amazon.co.uk/Canvas-The-Benjamin-Stein/dp/1934824658Buy Canvas, The by Benjamin Stein (ISBN: 9781934824658) from Amazon's Book Store. ... Publisher: OPEN LETTER (11 Oct. 2012); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1934824658; ISBN-13: 978-1934824658 .... It can be read from either end.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1841501778
Ann Miller - 2007 - Art
Critical Approaches to French-language Comic Strip Ann Miller ... symmetrical and can be read from either end, investigates reversibility at the levels of the ... fact that it is a book, a film or a bande dessinée, but it may, as in the work of Mathieu, ...
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Or, "from either side":
https://www.behance.net/gallery/5700407/In-Front-and-Behind-...
The concept is that the book can be read from either side, because it is has two parts. The reader can flip the book, choosing which part to read first.
Or, "from either cover":
apenglitghs2012.blogspot.com/2012/01/sharing-your-independent-reading-and.html
12 Jan 2012 - It can be read from either cover, each telling the same story from the perspective of one of the main characters (Sam and Hailey, respectively).
While he became very famous in the English speaking world with the ... (the novel can be read from either end following two characters that are ...
www.amazon.co.uk/Canvas-The-Benjamin-Stein/dp/1934824658Buy Canvas, The by Benjamin Stein (ISBN: 9781934824658) from Amazon's Book Store. ... Publisher: OPEN LETTER (11 Oct. 2012); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1934824658; ISBN-13: 978-1934824658 .... It can be read from either end.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1841501778
Ann Miller - 2007 - Art
Critical Approaches to French-language Comic Strip Ann Miller ... symmetrical and can be read from either end, investigates reversibility at the levels of the ... fact that it is a book, a film or a bande dessinée, but it may, as in the work of Mathieu, ...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2016-06-07 08:51:30 GMT)
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Or, "from either side":
https://www.behance.net/gallery/5700407/In-Front-and-Behind-...
The concept is that the book can be read from either side, because it is has two parts. The reader can flip the book, choosing which part to read first.
Or, "from either cover":
apenglitghs2012.blogspot.com/2012/01/sharing-your-independent-reading-and.html
12 Jan 2012 - It can be read from either cover, each telling the same story from the perspective of one of the main characters (Sam and Hailey, respectively).
Note from asker:
| Thanks, BD. I was going to close without grading (something I've not done yet) but these are all helpful ideas. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dr Andrew Read
: Yes, I think this is best: probably 'from either cover' OR 'starting from either cover'.
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Thanks Andrew
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Thanks Gilou
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Ana Vozone
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Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
The magazine is two sided
My suggestion.
And remember, The SCENE is a two-sided magazine with two covers and sections printed 180 degrees opposite each other.
Another example.
"CRAZED MAGAZINE: NIGHTLIFE & DJ TECH MAGAZINE. (CRAZED MAGAZINE IS A TWO SIDED MAGAZINE WITH TWO TOPICS) "
And remember, The SCENE is a two-sided magazine with two covers and sections printed 180 degrees opposite each other.
Another example.
"CRAZED MAGAZINE: NIGHTLIFE & DJ TECH MAGAZINE. (CRAZED MAGAZINE IS A TWO SIDED MAGAZINE WITH TWO TOPICS) "
Example sentence:
The SCENE is a two-sided magazine with two covers and sections printed 180 degrees opposite each other.
It means that instead of having a front and a back cover, we have a two-sided magazine with two different covers.
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thanks. It clearly does exist as a term for a couple of magazines. The references are in the correct context. But it seems very rare. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: It doesn't really matter what you call it, since they go on to explain what it means. A literal translation seems the obvious choice.
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Thank you, Phil!
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Francois Boye
: 'se lira' is not the same as 'se lit'
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Dr Andrew Read
: I don't think this makes it as clear as BD Finch's suggestion and 'two-sided' also has a slight negative connotation.
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Francois Boye
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Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
the magazine will be read from whichever cover to cover
A reformulation of the expression 'reading from cover to cover'
Discussion
https://www.google.pt/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_book
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/media_multimedia...
But none of these terms really seem to find overall favour and I'm coming to think that I'm looking for something that doesn't really have a name in English. I remember my son had at least one French school textbook like this (physics/chemistry or history/geography, I believe) so perhaps it's more of a French phenomenon.
http://www.stephaniestrickland.com/v
In my very touristy area the local paper is in four languages (ES, EN, DE, FR), which might get a tad difficult to read in different directions.
> I'm sure most of us have come across the double book or double
> magazine. The back page is really the front page of a second volume
> and is upside down with respect to the front. All the pages are
> upside down with respect to the first magazine and the page count
> runs from the outside in for each magazine. Both magazines end in the
> middle of the assemblage.
However, "double magazine" doesn't seem common, except in relation to guns.
I think I prefer Sheila's ((slightly) more mundane explanation
Take a second look at the cover of this book—this time, turn it upside down. The title, Wordplay, is an ambigram, which means you will be able to read it both right side up and upside down.
http://www.amazon.com/Wordplay-Philosophy-Art-Science-Ambigr...
I do hope I've got the wrong end of the stick :)