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obscure

French translation: peu connue

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English term or phrase:obscure
French translation:peu connue
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

18:31 Mar 5, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / obscure
English term or phrase: obscure
Rebonsoir,

Je ne connais pas cette chanson de Prince donc je voulais savoir comment traduire "obscure" dans ce passage.

Taking its name from an obscure Prince song, this emporium is piled high with deadstock rarities that are as cool as, well, the other side of the pillow.

Tirant son nom d'une chanson ambiguë de Prince, cette boutique regorge de pièces rares et poussérieuses empilées qui sont aussi fascinantes que...l'autre côté de l'oreiller.
Séverine torralba
France
Local time: 09:59
peu connue
Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 2 mins (2018-03-05 18:34:17 GMT)
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"of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction:
an obscure French artist."
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/obscure?s=t
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 09:59
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8peu connue
FX Fraipont (X)
4 -2Mystical / shady
Mohamed Hosni
4 -2Qui tire son nom d'un prince obscur prince de la chanson
HERBET Abel
4 -2obscurci
Serge Santander


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
peu connue


Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 2 mins (2018-03-05 18:34:17 GMT)
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"of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction:
an obscure French artist."
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/obscure?s=t


FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 09:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1529
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci pour votre réponse :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  david henrion: j'allais le ..proposer !!
0 min
  -> merci ;-)
agree  Renvi Ulrich
2 mins
agree  Hélène OShea
5 mins
agree  AllegroTrans: it's the song which is obscure/peu connue, not the artist
6 mins
agree  Marion Hallouet
43 mins
agree  sporran
2 hrs
agree  Daryo: obsure in the sense of "being in the shadow" as opposed to "being in the limelight" = well known // you beat me to it
7 hrs
agree  Perrine Guillot
17 days
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Mystical / shady


Explanation:
Suggestion, hope it helps and happy translation.

Mohamed Hosni
Morocco
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: Not here
7 hrs
disagree  AllegroTrans: a) French was asked for b) Not the meaning here
2 days 1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Qui tire son nom d'un prince obscur prince de la chanson


Explanation:
Proposé

HERBET Abel
Local time: 09:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jennifer Levey: un prince obscur prince de la chanson? Oufff !
2 hrs
  -> Oublié d'effacer Les écrans de tel mobile
disagree  AllegroTrans: Nonsensical// it's the song that is obscure not the singer. Have you heard of Prince??
2 days 55 mins
  -> C'est gentil d'enfoncer le clou je voulais dire. Un obscur prince de la chanson
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
obscurci


Explanation:
cette obscurité qui le masque peut se rendre par:
la chanson d’un prince obscurci ou d’un prince de l’obscurité. Il y a un sens spirituel
My 1%

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Note added at 10 jours (2018-03-15 23:04:33 GMT)
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j’ai zappé la majuscule de Prince. Désolé.
Oui bien sûr pour une obscure chanson de Prince

Serge Santander
France
Local time: 09:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: there isn't any connotation of that kind in this ST it simply means "very few people know about it", nothing more ...
5 hrs
disagree  AllegroTrans: wrong meaning entirely
2 days 0 min
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