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140 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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140 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

She shared the same name as the character in The Famous Five

My comment:

I think there is a reference to the movie The Famous Five based on Enid Blyton's book. You may want to add "main character." I am not sure but I felt I had to add a few extra words to make it sound more English (my second language).

My references:

Famous Five and Le club des cinq are all over the internet.

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140 months ago

   wrote:

You definitely got me off on the right track. "Club du Cinque" seems to refer to "The Famous Five". But, actually, the "prénom" of the French translator of Enid Blyton's book is "Claude", the same first name of the sculptor in the book I'm translating.

140 months ago

   wrote:

This is the translator in references I think: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Five_(series)

140 months ago

   wrote:

Moi, ce qui m'inquiète, c'est la construction de la phrase après: cela risque d'être lourd. Pourquoi ne pas simplifier en écrivant: she shared many characteristics with the Famous Five: a similar Christian name, a similar friend's name, etc. comme votre idée de départ est bonne, je ne voulais pas vous la "piquer" en apportant mon grain de sel.

140 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

Oui, j'avais du mal avec cette phrase. J'ai bien vu la difficulté. En effet il faut reconstruire la phrase pour que cela sonne mieux. Non, non, merci pour la suggestion! Elle est très bonne... Je ne suis pas à ça près pour les "points" mais merci quand même. L'important c'est de partager ses idées et de s'entraider.

140 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

As a variation to your answer, which I like a lot by the way; here's my slightly different version. Introducing the word "similarity" earlier perhaps. "She shared many similarities with... same Christian name etc..." "similar" is probably more accurate than "same."

140 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

Votre dernière remarque est pertinente. PS Si ça continue, on va créer un blog!

140 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

This is the translator in references I think: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Famous_Five_(series)

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