Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
mignardise de soin
English translation:
Quick spa/beauty treat
Added to glossary by
Miranda Joubioux (X)
Mar 8, 2012 10:41
12 yrs ago
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French term
Miranda Joubioux (X)
mignardise de soin
French to English
Marketing
Cosmetics, Beauty
Spa/Wellness
Target = UK
Translation of a web site offering "Bien-être" promotions (Tourism).
Vous bénéficierez également d’une mignardise de soin (visage ou corps) de 30 minutes, au choix selon disponibilité le jour de la réservation.
Translation of a web site offering "Bien-être" promotions (Tourism).
Vous bénéficierez également d’une mignardise de soin (visage ou corps) de 30 minutes, au choix selon disponibilité le jour de la réservation.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Beauty treat |
Lara Barnett
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| 3 +1 | mini-treatment |
Tony M
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| 4 | mini-treat |
kashew
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| 4 | will enjoy a sample beauty treatment (face or body).... |
MatthewLaSon
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| 3 | special beauty treatment |
Philippa Smith
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Change log
Mar 8, 2012 10:43: Tony M changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Marketing"
Proposed translations
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23 mins
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works 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.
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Beauty treat
I understand "mignardise" to mean something small, sweet and precious, suitable for a gift or a special present for yourself. I would call this a beauty treat in terms of care and wellbeing.
This phrase is a play on the word "treatment" and the idea of "treat" being a gift to yourself.
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If using "beauty" is too restrictive, the terms "spa" or "health" could be used to generalise the idea a bit more.
"spa treat" or "health treat"
For example.
"Spa treats . . . Get pampered"
http://www.clothingswap.com/how-it-works/spa-treats.htm
This phrase is a play on the word "treatment" and the idea of "treat" being a gift to yourself.
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If using "beauty" is too restrictive, the terms "spa" or "health" could be used to generalise the idea a bit more.
"spa treat" or "health treat"
For example.
"Spa treats . . . Get pampered"
http://www.clothingswap.com/how-it-works/spa-treats.htm
Example sentence:
"10-minute BEAUTY TREAT: Salon pedicure"
"Mums BEAUTY TREAT...Don't forget Mothers Day Sunday 18th March. Why not TREAT your mum to the perfect gift, includes Babor Facial, Massage and Babor products to take home only £30!!"
Reference:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/for-migration/celebrity-style/10-minute-beauty-treat-salon-pedicure-126020
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Nice idea!
5 mins
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Thank you Tony.
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: I like this idea. Treat, treatment etc. Makes me sit up and realize I had not misread "treat".
13 mins
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Thank you Nikki.
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kashew
: Too restrictive possibly. :: Yes, it might include things like fish massage!
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Thank you for your comment. I am assuming you mean the use of "beauty" is too restrictive and have added a note and an example of "spa treat" to make this idea more general. (Was this what you meant?)// Exactly, so that is almost another agree, thank you.
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Laurette Tassin
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Thank you Laurette.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I like the idea of "treat" and think it's a good idea to avoid using "mini", since we already know it's 30 minutes long, and it just doesn't sell, does it? However, the idea of a quick beauty treat fits well with this product - a spa weekend!"
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2 mins
mini-treatment
Seems to be what it is describing, even if the EN isn't quite so 'cute' as the FR!
Note from asker:
| That's what I've used, but was wondering if there wasn't a better way of saying it. |
36 mins
Philippa Smith
Native in English
Works in field
29 years turning out perfect English
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
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special beauty treatment
It's tricky: it could be referring to the shortness of the treatment, but there's the other aspect of "mignardise", something that is a special treat, that would be left out if you used "mini" (and which is maybe not "vendeur" enough). So I suggest combining the two, with "a special half-hour beauty treatment". This also chimes with what you see here:
http://www.kinuage.com/index.php?/707/Le-spa-Themae
where they list the "mignardises":
"Au menu des réjouissances, vous trouverez des soins visage et corps, des cérémonies du bain, un hammam, des massages (fantastiques ! - note personnelle de l'auteur), des mignardises de soins (gommage, réflexologie plantaire...) et des cérémonies pour deux."
This makes them sound like extra-special treats, add-on extras, in contrast to the usual beauty treatments.
http://www.kinuage.com/index.php?/707/Le-spa-Themae
where they list the "mignardises":
"Au menu des réjouissances, vous trouverez des soins visage et corps, des cérémonies du bain, un hammam, des massages (fantastiques ! - note personnelle de l'auteur), des mignardises de soins (gommage, réflexologie plantaire...) et des cérémonies pour deux."
This makes them sound like extra-special treats, add-on extras, in contrast to the usual beauty treatments.
1 hr
mini-treat
How it is translated on
http://dev.themae.fr/spip.php?page=mignardises&lang=en
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I think treat is well-chosen - gâterie.
http://dev.themae.fr/spip.php?page=mignardises&lang=en
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I think treat is well-chosen - gâterie.
6 hrs
will enjoy a sample beauty treatment (face or body)....
Hello,
I understand "mignardise" as a small something that you enjoy. So, I would just say "enjoy a sample treatment". That reads like natural English while being most faithful to the French.
I hope this helps.
I understand "mignardise" as a small something that you enjoy. So, I would just say "enjoy a sample treatment". That reads like natural English while being most faithful to the French.
I hope this helps.
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