Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

annoncier

English translation:

advertiser

Added to glossary by Jason Willis-Lee
May 10, 2007 14:04
17 yrs ago
French term

comme annoncier

French to English Art/Literary Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Preface from a photographer's book of latest work...

Ce qui frappe, dans ces Photographies de Personnalités Politiques pour lesquelles Raymond X m’a fait l’honneur de me demander un avant-propos, c’est à la fois l’universalité du regard du photographe et l’importance qu’il accorde à ce qu’on pourrait appeler les « héros » ce qui explique peut-être qu’il s’est tourné, ***comme annoncier***, vers un laborieux portraitiste des grands de ce monde…

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as an advertiser

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as a copywriter/ not unlike a copywriter


Annoncier
, -IÈRE n. XIXe siècle. Dérivé d'annonce.Personne qui, dans une entreprise de publicité ou dans un journal, rédige les annonces ou les dispose typographiquement.
http://www.patrimoine-de-france.org/mots/mots-acade-4-1831.h...


copywriter
One entry found for copywriter.

Main Entry: copy·writ·er
Pronunciation: 'kä-pE-"rI-t&r
Function: noun
: a writer of advertising or publicity copy
Webster

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as announcer/preface writer/to introduce his work

The last phrase suggests that the person writing the preface is referring to him/herself - the "laborieux portraitiste"?

Or forget the noun, and say "to introduce his work.."
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