May 5, 2017 14:17
7 yrs ago
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English term
France
Because each word is important
Native in: French (Variants: Swiss, Belgian, Standard-France, Canadian) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
closet actor
English to French
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I have no real context : just this sentence "He is also an avid runner, competitive cyclist and closet actor."
j'ai pensé à acteur non professionnel. Merci de votre aide.
j'ai pensé à acteur non professionnel. Merci de votre aide.
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Françoise Vogel
Native in French
Works in field
"la langue révérée" ...
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French to Italian, and 1 more.
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193
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et nourrit une passion secrète pour le théâtre/la scène
compte tenu du texte suivant:
"He is also an avid runner, competitive cyclist and closet actor. If he is not working or spending time with his family, you might find him [...] sitting quietly in a corner of the Drama Book Shop reading scenes from his favorite plays."
"He is also an avid runner, competitive cyclist and closet actor. If he is not working or spending time with his family, you might find him [...] sitting quietly in a corner of the Drama Book Shop reading scenes from his favorite plays."
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ph-b (X)
: C'est certainement l'idée.
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on devrait pouvoir faire plus synthétique en renonçant à une traduction pointilleuse.
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Tony M
: Ah yes, as I said, context makes all the difference: would LIKE to be an actor... / Oui, tout à fait !
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peut-être juste une touche d'humour pour ajouter un détail personnel à son CV
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Jocelyne Cuenin
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merci et bon dimanche
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Annie Rigler
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merci Annie
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Francois Boye
: N'est-ce pas trop long ?
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ah, c'est une copie de mon premier commentaire ;-))
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Francois Boye
United States
United States
Native in French
Specializes in field
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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84
un acteur qui ne s'affiche pas
my take
+1
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polyglot45
Native in English
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French
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
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547
+3
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Alain Boulé
Native in French
Works in field
Technical translation by an engineer
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, German to French
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200
acteur en secret
Suggestion
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Tony M
: Perhaps even 'cachette'?
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Pourquoi pas.
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci
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ph-b (X)
: avec l'idée
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Merci
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Jocelyne Cuenin
: puisque c'est l'idée... peut-être 'in petto' ?
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Merci, peut être oui
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Jasmine LAURENT
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Works in field
Canada
Translator (EN -->FR)
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
Related KudoZ points
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8
acteur inconnu
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closet
: a state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity
: a state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity
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Tony M
: That would have a quite different meaning, as an 'unknown actor' — and while that might incidentally be true, it isn't what the source text actually means
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comédien refoulé
I think you need to keep the ironically humorous tone of the original; it depends in what WAY he is 'closet' of course — I suspect he probably DOES act, but say in an amateur drama group, but keeps pretty quiet about it...
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R+C:
closet figurative use = secret honteux , qui n'ose pas s'avouer
a closet homosexual : un homosexuel refoulé or qui ne s'assume pas
he's a closet fascist : c'est un fasciste refoulé / un crypto-fasciste
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Note added at 2 heures (2017-05-05 17:17:21 GMT)
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It possibly means he has done some minor stuff, but is not known for it, as he is more famous for something else...
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Note added at 17 heures (2017-05-06 07:26:02 GMT)
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In the light of the additional context provided for us by Françoise, this clearly wouldn't be appropriate, even leaving aside other considerations.
A pity, inasmuch as the contrast between the introvert 'refoulé' and the extrovert 'comédien' could have been delicious! A bit like a 'closet sky-diver'!!
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Note added at 57 minutes (2017-05-05 15:14:48 GMT)
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R+C:
closet figurative use = secret honteux , qui n'ose pas s'avouer
a closet homosexual : un homosexuel refoulé or qui ne s'assume pas
he's a closet fascist : c'est un fasciste refoulé / un crypto-fasciste
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Note added at 2 heures (2017-05-05 17:17:21 GMT)
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It possibly means he has done some minor stuff, but is not known for it, as he is more famous for something else...
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Note added at 17 heures (2017-05-06 07:26:02 GMT)
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In the light of the additional context provided for us by Françoise, this clearly wouldn't be appropriate, even leaving aside other considerations.
A pity, inasmuch as the contrast between the introvert 'refoulé' and the extrovert 'comédien' could have been delicious! A bit like a 'closet sky-diver'!!
Peer comment(s):
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ormiston
: but he may be indulging himself 'off the record', performing privately rather than publicly, no? / point taken but I meant private events maybe for friends & family
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I don't see that as likely; after all, you can't really act in private — it's not quite the same as singing in the shower, say ;-) And I think that would hardly be considered worthy of a mention...
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GILLES MEUNIER
: c'est un terme freudien un peu trop fort ici
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Merci, Gilles ! Je le voyais humoristique, tout comme le texte source, et ainsi que je le lis souvent en français.
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ph-b (X)
: Surtraduction/« refoulé » n'a rien d'humoristique en français et la connotation est plutôt aventureuse ici : on devine du contexte tel que nous le connaissons qu'li s'agit d'une appréciation plutôt positive de la personne et « refoulé » ne convient pas.
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Merci, ph-b ! Je le voyais humoristique, tout comme le texte source, et ainsi que je le lis souvent en français. / Merci pour cette précision ; pourtant, je le vois souvent utilisé dans ce sens-là, bien que souvent avec un côté critique.
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Reference comments
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Reference:
meaning (in this context)
closet
adjective US /ˈklɑz·ɪt/
kept secret from others:
a closet liberal
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/closet
adjective US /ˈklɑz·ɪt/
kept secret from others:
a closet liberal
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/closet
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Tony M
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Françoise Vogel
: ici c'est un clin d'oeil ds le cadre d'un CV technique (un doc plus récent indique simplement une passion pour la littérature).
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