Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 26, 2004 20:00
20 yrs ago
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French term
Montre-Bijou
French to English
Marketing
Retail
Talking about a watch. Throughout the text it is decribed as elegant, refined, detailed workmanship, etc. Out of nowhere in the middle of the text, they refer to it as a Montre-Bijou.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | dress watch |
aniles
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| 4 +3 | jewelry watch |
Aisha Maniar
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Proposed translations
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dress watch
That's how the GDT translates it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dress watch seems to capture the essence here. Thanks Aniles"
+3
12 mins
Aisha Maniar
Native in English
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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jewelry watch
This is also a possibility
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-05-26 20:15:25 GMT)
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typo...should be jewellery
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-05-26 20:15:25 GMT)
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typo...should be jewellery
Peer comment(s):
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François Rossi
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thank you
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Tony M
: Not sure about the term but both spellings are accepted according to OED; I think the shorter form is probably regarded as being more US...
45 mins
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this term is used too, but less often...it would depend on the kind of watch being described
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Sophie Raimondo
: dress watch is not necessarily jewelery... bijou is
2 hrs
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thank you
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Randa Farhat
: pictures montre bijou: http://www.worldtempus.com/wt/1/3199 , And http://www.mistergooddeal.com/V2/V2_produit.asp?num=4&produc...
8 hrs
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thank you
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