Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
le cinéma du deuxième rayon
English translation:
B-movies
Added to glossary by
Sarah Robertson
Aug 11, 2010 05:14
13 yrs ago
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French term
le cinéma du deuxième rayon
French to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Il y avait là Pierre, un garçon joufflu, spirituel en diable, au style mordant, qui signait Jonathan des notes sur le « cinéma bis », c’est-à-dire le cinéma du deuxième rayon (péplums, films fantastiques, etc.),
How would you say cinéma du deuxième rayon .
I have aleady used alternative for the word 'bis', so I don't know what to put here.
Thanks
How would you say cinéma du deuxième rayon .
I have aleady used alternative for the word 'bis', so I don't know what to put here.
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +5 | B-movies | FX Fraipont (X) |
3 | second-rate cinema | Melissa McMahon |
Change log
Aug 11, 2010 05:56: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Aug 11, 2010 05:57: FX Fraipont (X) changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "English to French"
Aug 11, 2010 06:04: FX Fraipont (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Proposed translations
+5
42 mins
Selected
B-movies
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Peer comment(s):
agree |
Evans (X)
1 hr
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thanks
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agree |
Ran Bleich
: Indubitably
3 hrs
|
thanks
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agree |
Chris Hall
3 hrs
|
thanks
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agree |
Michael McCann
: Yes - agree
4 hrs
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thanks
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agree |
Stephanie Ezrol
5 hrs
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thanks
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Comment: "Thanks.
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1 hr
second-rate cinema
If you have already used "B-movies" (or B-grade movies) for "cinéma bis".
Discussion
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinéma_Bis
In support of marantz's statement about ''séries B'':
Ainsi, il réside des ambiguïtés : beaucoup de séries B sont tournées avec une ingéniosité artistique, mais l'intérêt principal de ces exploitations réside en leur faible coût.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Série_B