under-fed treatment of a dried-out chestnut

French translation: avait l'inconsistance d'une châtaigne desséchée (ratatinée)

08:31 Sep 3, 2006

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English term or phrase: under-fed treatment of a dried-out chestnut

Maybe X just wasn't sure if he was ready for pop stardom or maybe he just fancied the idea of spreading himself thinly. Whatever the reason, he rarely had a moment to stop and think from September 1983 onwards. First it was an Italian gig and video shoot with X for their less-than-awesome cover of X, released a month before X to a far less excitable response: 'The band is getting fogged and indecisive', noted NME, who felt that their new single was an 'under-fed treatment of a dried-out chestnut'.
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French translation:avait l'inconsistance d'une châtaigne desséchée (ratatinée)

Explanation:
avait le rendu sous-alimenté d'une châtaigne anémiée - sans jeu de mots sur rendu :-)

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était creux comme une vieille rengaine
avait la platitude d'une vieille rengaine

104. Repetition. Mawson, CO Sylvester. 1922. Roget’s International ... - [ Traduire cette page ]TWICE-TOLD TALE, chestnut [slang], old stuff [slang], old story, old song; second edition, new edition; reappearance, reproduction; periodicity [See ...
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une version fade d'un vieux cliché

Kari Foster

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avait l'inconsistance d'une châtaigne desséchée (ratatinée)

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une version fade d'un vieux cliché

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A "chestnut" (or frequently "old chestnut") refers to something that has been repeated so many times that it has become very familiar, to the point of becoming a cliche.

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avait l'inconsistance d'une châtaigne desséchée (ratatinée)

Jean-Luc Dumont
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