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141 months ago

martynback  See profile asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

General

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

détournement, détourner

Context:

Does anyone have a workable translation for this when it refers to artists or designers using objects in new or unconventional ways? For example: "meubles: récup et détournement". Repurposing?

 

 

upcycling

My comment:

is becoming fashionable in this sense

My references:

see https://www.google.com/search?q=upcycling&client=gmail&rls=gm&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ZAjXU5TIJ-LR0QXw1YHgDA&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1451&bih=731