Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
A dix ans pres, le flou s'installe
English translation:
In ten years your face will lose its youthful look/glow.
Added to glossary by
Julia Bogdan Rollo (X)
Jan 2, 2002 00:31
22 yrs ago
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French term
A dix ans pres, le flou s'installe
French to English
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Cosmetics, Beauty
cosmetics
Cosmetics catalogue
The catalogue says that it is necessary to treat the skin with anti-aging products because:
Entre vos mains, la jeunesse de votre visage. A dix ans pres le flou s'installe.
The catalogue says that it is necessary to treat the skin with anti-aging products because:
Entre vos mains, la jeunesse de votre visage. A dix ans pres le flou s'installe.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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In ten years your face will lose its youthful look/glow.
The youth of your face rests in your hands. In ten years your face will lose its youthful look/glow.
(the word for word translation is "soft focus will become the rule" but it can be put in a nicer manner as mentioned above).
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Or: Ten years from now your face will have lost its youthful glow.
Or: Ten years from now /In ten years you will be asking for a soft focus lens/soft focus lights.
(Awful sentence in French though, who wants to be told that in ten years they will need to basically hide their face because of the \"damage\" to it).
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Or: Ten years from now your face will have lost its youthful glow.
Or: Ten years from now /In ten years you will be asking for a soft focus lens/soft focus lights.
(Awful sentence in French though, who wants to be told that in ten years they will need to basically hide their face because of the \"damage\" to it).
(the word for word translation is "soft focus will become the rule" but it can be put in a nicer manner as mentioned above).
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Note added at 2002-01-02 04:01:32 (GMT)
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Or: Ten years from now your face will have lost its youthful glow.
Or: Ten years from now /In ten years you will be asking for a soft focus lens/soft focus lights.
(Awful sentence in French though, who wants to be told that in ten years they will need to basically hide their face because of the \"damage\" to it).
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Note added at 2002-01-02 05:45:54 (GMT)
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Or: Ten years from now your face will have lost its youthful glow.
Or: Ten years from now /In ten years you will be asking for a soft focus lens/soft focus lights.
(Awful sentence in French though, who wants to be told that in ten years they will need to basically hide their face because of the \"damage\" to it).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Julia. Hope you're doing well!
Yeah, it is an awful sentence,and total nonsense as well!
Ciao, Melissa"
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after ten years, soft focus becomes the rule
makes sense in a cosmetic context. Ask the top models.
Peer comment(s):
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TranslationsRus
: Hmm... perhaps the pros know what this means, but other customers may not.
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BOB DE DENUS
Native in French
&
English
Over 25 years of industrial bilingualism
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
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Within ten years a blurred outline sets in
Or transpose as follows:
Within ten years your face will have lost its youthfull appearance.
Within ten years your face will have lost its youthfull appearance.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
TranslationsRus
: Hmm... perhaps the pros know what this means, but other customers may not.
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Suzanne Bernard
Native in French
&
English
Personalized Quality Service!
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English
the fresh look...
(freshness / glowing look) of youth fades away......
OU:
your first wrinkles appear / set in...
OU:
your first wrinkles appear / set in...
Reference:
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contour
In current cosmetic parlance, the "flou"refers to the loss of shape due to gravity (a current baby boomer issue), and the word "contour" (less firm, loss of contour) is used.
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
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4
Comments
Something which is "flou" is vague, hazy, the contours have softened. I rather like Actyve's reading of this one.
If you want to avoid the negative connotation of the loss of something, you might find that "softening of features".
If you want to avoid the negative connotation of the loss of something, you might find that "softening of features".
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Sylvia Valls
Native in English
PhD Mod Langs and Lits Fr. Eng-Sp nativ
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: French to English, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
In ten years, sagginess sets in...or ´´your face begins to sag´´...
To sag, sagginess, saggy face are the words I´ve heard most used in English...
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