Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

sortir de l\'ordinaire

English translation:

stand out

Added to glossary by jenny morenos
Apr 12, 2020 18:05
4 yrs ago
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French term

sortir de l'ordinaire

Non-PRO French to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
hi everybody . How can we translate sortir de l'ordinaire ? Thank you everybody . 

il sort de l'ordinaire 

he's out of the ordinary
Change log

Feb 8, 2021 18:32: Rocío Tempone changed "Term Context" from "hi everybody . How can we translate sortir de l\'ordinaire ? Thank you everybody .  il est vraiment amusant, il est marginal, différent; c\'est mon ami; un très bon ami ; on se met à causer pendant des heures, à refaire le monde ; il sort de l\'ordinaire ; il est ultra intéressant, il pense point comme les autres humains ; il est très poète, philosophe; il est vraiment cool ; c\'est passionnant de voir sa façon de voir la vie sous un angle différent, un autre angle ; je partage pas nécessairement ses idées mais c\'est bien d\'enfin trouver quelque de différent; on semble tous si robot, jumeaux, ici bas, dans nos esprits! c\'est rasoir ; ils pensent tous majoritairement de la même façon , ils ont trop souvent tous les mêmes opinions, la même mentalité, c\'est pénible ; ils sont pas originaux ; lui si;  il sort de l\'ordinaire  he\'s out of the ordinary" to "hi everybody . How can we translate sortir de l\'ordinaire ? Thank you everybody .  il sort de l\'ordinaire  he\'s out of the ordinary"

Discussion

AllegroTrans Apr 13, 2020:
We're being asked to play word games, not assist with translation terms
Victoria Britten Apr 12, 2020:
@Asker You give "he's out of the ordinary": is this a translation you're thinking of, one you've seen and don't agree with... what?
I actually think it fits very well here.
philgoddard Apr 12, 2020:
You've already asked "sortir du moule" and "sortir du lot". The answer is the same in each case.

Proposed translations

+3
41 mins
Selected

Stands out

This means the person is different, even special.
Note from asker:
thanks a lot for your help
Peer comment(s):

agree Sheila Wilson
30 mins
agree Libby Cohen : That works.
2 hrs
agree Yolanda Broad
2 hrs
neutral Victoria Britten : The speaker is just talking about how they see their friend, not comparing him to other people
3 hrs
neutral Josephine Cassar : with Victoria
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
1 hr

(to be, is) exceptional

suggestion
Note from asker:
thank you so much for helping me
Peer comment(s):

agree Daniel Trujillo
18 hrs
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12 hrs

to be really different

Simple but efficient: he is really different, i.e. not like everyone else.
Note from asker:
thank you so much for your help
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