Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
craquer le costume
English translation:
turn over a new leaf
Added to glossary by
Dareth Pray
Mar 21, 2018 01:32
6 yrs ago
French term
United States
High Level Legal Translation
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English
craquer le costume
French to English
Marketing
Marketing
Market research on profiles of vehicle owners
They are talking about different types of people at different stages of life, according to different "profils," and how they might respond to a particular vehicle.
"Anciens profils familiaux, qui à l’occasion de la retraite, décident de « faire craquer le costume »"
I am getting the idea I think but nothing creative is coming to me.
I don't have any more context that shines a light on this phrase, other than other types of profils that they have discussing, "profils conviviaux qui aiment la vie en famille", etc.
"Anciens profils familiaux, qui à l’occasion de la retraite, décident de « faire craquer le costume »"
I am getting the idea I think but nothing creative is coming to me.
I don't have any more context that shines a light on this phrase, other than other types of profils that they have discussing, "profils conviviaux qui aiment la vie en famille", etc.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | breaking the mould |
Lorraine Dubuc
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| 4 +1 | kick over the traces |
kashew
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| 3 +1 | to let their hair down |
B D Finch
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| 2 +1 | burst out of their 'suit-and-tie' (image) |
Tony M
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| 3 | Shed their skin |
Lara Barnett
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Selected
breaking the mould
To break free from their usual image when they retire. An idea.
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Note added at 1 heure (2018-03-21 03:12:38 GMT)
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Those with family profiles who want to break the mould when they retire, and show another aspect of their personality.
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Note added at 1 heure (2018-03-21 03:12:38 GMT)
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Those with family profiles who want to break the mould when they retire, and show another aspect of their personality.
Example sentence:
To break free from their usual family image.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I ultimately used Phil's suggestion, "turn over a new leaf." Everyone had a lot of good suggestions! But this one was given first and has the most agrees"
+1
5 hrs
burst out of their 'suit-and-tie' (image)
Like Superman!
I was going to say 'kick over the traces, but maybe that's going too far — unless it werea Ferrari!
I was going to say 'kick over the traces, but maybe that's going too far — unless it werea Ferrari!
+1
10 hrs
to let their hair down
Suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Although most elderly, balding aspirational car-buyers probably wouldn't have what it takes; but I think the idea is exactly the right one. Sorry, I thought it was a particularly male weakness; those would be the ladies who used to wear suits, then...
4 hrs
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Thanks Tony. Many non-balding women might be aspirational car-buyers.//No, they're scarlet-haired women who used to wear Doc Martens, ripped jeans and safety pins in their noses.
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10 hrs
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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11
Shed their skin
This is a possible idiom to use in terms of shedding the old and starting on something new. Or perhaps a reconstruction or variance on this might work.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shed my skin
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+1
3 days 9 hrs
kick over the traces
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Note added at 3 jours 9 heures (2018-03-24 10:44:26 GMT)
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kick over the traces
If someone kicks over the traces, they pay no attention to rules and traditions and behave exactly as they want to. Harry had kicked over the traces when his father died, and quit going to church. He found that most of his students had the desire to kick over the traces, the refusal to accept old values without question.
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Note added at 3 jours 9 heures (2018-03-24 10:44:26 GMT)
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kick over the traces
If someone kicks over the traces, they pay no attention to rules and traditions and behave exactly as they want to. Harry had kicked over the traces when his father died, and quit going to church. He found that most of his students had the desire to kick over the traces, the refusal to accept old values without question.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: I can only agree, since it was one of the things I originally suggested, although slightly discounted for the reasons given.
5 hrs
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