Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

true to blue

French translation:

fidèle

Added to glossary by Sabrina Fontaine
Jan 28, 2013 16:32
11 yrs ago
English term

true to blue

English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters General language
Hi,

I searched the Web in vain to find a meaning to "being true to blue". Is it an idiom? Could it mean "faithful to something"?

Thank you,
Proposed translations (French)
3 +2 fidèle

Discussion

emiledgar Jan 29, 2013:
True Blue With Antoine H here; the expression is 'true blue' without the 'to'
Sabrina Fontaine (asker) Jan 28, 2013:
Aah, I see. Thank you everyone! :)
Antoine Heudre Jan 28, 2013:
"True blue" "True blue" means faithful / Loyal and unwavering in one's opinions or support for a cause.
But the expression comes from the reputation of quality of Coventry's dyers who were known for producing material that didn't fade with washing, i.e. it remained 'fast' or 'true'. The phrase 'as true as Coventry blue' originated then and is still used.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/true-blue.html

Maybe somebody in that video company messed up the proverb ?
Sabrina Fontaine (asker) Jan 28, 2013:
I don't think so. They don't talk about anything specific. They talk about how the interprise has evolved and what are their quality standards. There is this title "True to blue quality video". I found nothing so far about "blue quality" or "blue video" that could help here...
Tristan Jimenez Jan 28, 2013:
Is "blue" related to something specific here ? Do they talk about the colour "blue" somewhere else ? They are faithful to the colour blue, which doesn't make any sense....
Sabrina Fontaine (asker) Jan 28, 2013:
I don't know if the context will help a lot... It's an interprise about quality video who claims themselves to be true to blue. There is not hint at all...
Tristan Jimenez Jan 28, 2013:
Context ? A little more context would help here. My first thought would indeed be "faithful to something", but I don't want to just guess out of the blue... ;)

Proposed translations

+2
27 mins
Selected

fidèle

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Note added at 28 minutes (2013-01-28 17:00:31 GMT)
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as for true-blue - just a play on words
Peer comment(s):

agree Bertrand Leduc
2 hrs
agree Damien Poussier
20 hrs
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