French translation of "to pimp something" - "relooker quelquechose"

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177 months ago

Andrew O'Gorman (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	English > French
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	to pimp something
Context:	slang for making something better (e.g. "pimp my ride")

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177 months ago

wrote:

corser

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177 months ago

wrote:

Corser quelquechose par exemple un repas, une sauce, une expérience, etc.

177 months ago

wrote:

relooker quelquechose

My comment:

encore un anglicisme...
depends on context, type of targeted public...

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177 months ago

Rita Solis Radius - Conseil en Création Littéraire wrote:

Soutenir pour améliorer quelque chose

177 months ago

Odile Peltier - English-French translator wrote:

tuner quelque chose

My comment:

As a verb, to pimp seems to have reclaimed some of the earlier association with elegant dress. “To pimp one’s ride” seems to mean updating or decorating a motor vehicle in some unusual way.
But while “pimping” a ride or a wardrobe may have become an acceptable usage, “to pimp” when applied to a woman is still the unlovely practice of sending her out to be a whore.

177 months ago

Odile Peltier - English-French translator wrote:

gonfler, survitaminer

My comment:

there may be others

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177 months ago

wrote:

aussi trafiquer dans certains contextes

177 months ago

wrote:

aussi trafiquer dans certains contextes