Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
anatomies factices
English translation:
anatomical fantasies
Added to glossary by
B D Finch
Jun 23, 2006 08:44
17 yrs ago
French term
France
fausses intercalaires et bourrées d’anatomies factices
French to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Dali
Les robes, avec de fausses intercalaires et bourrées d’anatomies factices, destinées à exciter l’imagination érotique, comme Dalí lui-même le commentait
dans Vogue : “ Toutes les femmes avec de faux seins dans le dos jouiront d’un aspect ailé. ”
From a piece about Dali's contribution to haute couture.
dans Vogue : “ Toutes les femmes avec de faux seins dans le dos jouiront d’un aspect ailé. ”
From a piece about Dali's contribution to haute couture.
Proposed translations
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fake appendages and stuffed with anatomical fantasies
I think that the erotic nature of Dali's creations should be reflected in the description.
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Comment: "Thanks everyone - I think anatomical fantasies fits perfectly"
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Rio Akasaka
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the robes, with fake implants and arranged with ficticious anatomies ...
I'm not terribly sure. I think it sounds more coherent in French, and there isn't quite a perfect English equivalent to so fashionable and artistic a phrase.
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-06-23 09:09:03 GMT)
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("the dresses", rather)
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-06-23 09:09:03 GMT)
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("the dresses", rather)
Peer comment(s):
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Julie Barber
: agree with general meaning although not sure about 'arranged'. The French bourrées isn't too nice...but I think that it would have to be 'filled' at least or something like that
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: arranged doesn't seem right, maybe filled, agree with Julie
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emiledgar
: I would say "artificial anatomies"
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Najib Aloui
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the clothes/dresses with false inserts and artificial padding
..just a thought...I guess the dresses are made so that the shape of the person wearing them is 'enhanced'- as shoulder pads in the forties and eighties and padded bras etc, not to mention corsets....to change the shape of a person-although of course these werent actually part of a dress!
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