May 3, 2016 13:24
8 yrs ago
French term
Représentations visuelles
French to English
Marketing
Marketing / Market Research
Online sale
Ces représentations visuelles n’ont qu’une fonction illustrative..
I understand this refers to the appearance, the way the products look on the website. Can anyone help me with a better way to express this?
TIA
I understand this refers to the appearance, the way the products look on the website. Can anyone help me with a better way to express this?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
5 | images | Valters Feists |
4 +4 | representations/visual representations/pictures? | Louisa Tchaicha |
4 +1 | Graphics / Visuals | Terry Richards |
4 | visual depictions | Peter Field |
4 | visual aids | Didier Fourcot |
Proposed translations
15 hrs
Selected
images
Why not use the simplest English word: images?
These are the typical, standard phrases in disclaimers about items sold online.
“images are for illustrative purposes only” [about 450,000 google hits returned]
“images are for illustration purposes only” [about 400,000 google hits returned]
These are the typical, standard phrases in disclaimers about items sold online.
“images are for illustrative purposes only” [about 450,000 google hits returned]
“images are for illustration purposes only” [about 400,000 google hits returned]
Example sentence:
Images are for illustrative purposes only. http://deadprofit.com/terms/ (menswear brand, UK)
All images used are for illustrative purposes only. http://www.barratthomes.co.uk/Footer/Image-disclaimer/ (real estate, UK)
Reference:
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
6 mins
representations/visual representations/pictures?
These representations/visual representations are for illustration purposes only/ are solely for illustration purposes....
This is just what came to mind, there are probably better ways of saying it.
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Note added at 6 mins (2016-05-03 13:31:36 GMT)
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Or just "pictures"
This is just what came to mind, there are probably better ways of saying it.
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Note added at 6 mins (2016-05-03 13:31:36 GMT)
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Or just "pictures"
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Guillaume Brownlie Pacteau
: That's it. Depending on what the 'représentations' are of course.
1 min
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Thanks Guillaume :)
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agree |
Verginia Ophof
24 mins
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Thanks Verginia :)
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agree |
Margaret Morrison
: Agree. for example "Serving suggestion" if on a food pack.
28 mins
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Thanks Starbar :)
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agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: probably just "pictures" will do it
9 hrs
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Thanks Gallagy!
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disagree |
Valters Feists
: Not clear which one you prefer and/or recommend. "Pictures" seems the simplest, but probably doesn't sound business-like enough; compare with "someone's facebook pictures".
15 hrs
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Thanks for disagreeing Valters ;) I don't really have a preference, it's up to Asker to see which one best suits him.
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agree |
Susan Monnereau
18 hrs
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Thanks Susan!
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15 mins
visual depictions
These visual depictions are for illustrative purposes only.
55 mins
visual aids
This is what I find most often in source texts that I translation to "représentatiosn visuelles"
My guess is the source text did not use "photo" or "image" on purpose, this must be something more general.
See how visual aids are defined, this is general enough to include pictures, maps, tables, charts, diagrams, animated GIFs or even videos:
My guess is the source text did not use "photo" or "image" on purpose, this must be something more general.
See how visual aids are defined, this is general enough to include pictures, maps, tables, charts, diagrams, animated GIFs or even videos:
Note from asker:
Thanks for your input, Didier. It is actually very clear from my context that this refers to pictures (images) of products shoppers view when shopping on the website. |
+1
4 hrs
Graphics / Visuals
Two more options!
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Chakib Roula
2 hrs
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agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: also possible
4 hrs
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disagree |
Valters Feists
: Sorry, graphics is sometimes defined as a broader concept -- "Graphics often combine text, illustration, and color." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics
10 hrs
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Discussion
Absolutely no details as to the type of product, let alone the target audience.