Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

les chantres de la nouveauté

English translation:

the high priests of the latest thing/ of what's in

Added to glossary by William Stein
Dec 15, 2003 12:37
20 yrs ago
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French term

les chantres de la nouveauté

French to English Marketing
chez les chantres de la nouveauté, la pub et la mode...

the high priests of ???

looking for sth which translates nouveauté better than "the latest thing"

Proposed translations

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the high priests what's in

the 10 commandments for the next 10 minutes

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sorry: the high priests OF what\'s in
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I think I'll stick with - the high priests of "the latest thing" - the high priests of fashion could have solved this if the phrase did not go on to mention that these hight priests were the advertising and fashion industries in person... "
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innovation/all that's new

par exemple.....

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the harbingers of....
Peer comment(s):

agree Lucien Marcelet : this is a good one
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French term (edited): les chantres de la nouveaut�

the heralds of

innovation? Another suggestion.
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heralding a new era

in fashion or the arts.

or a new dawn

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pioneers...

In marketing, the term "pioneer" is used for those who are the first to adopt new fads, fashions, etc.
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I'm a (music please)

dedicated follower or fashion, even.

Which side of the coin are your chantres on?

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Oops: make that \"of fashion\".
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French term (edited): les chantres de la nouveaut�

the promoters of all that's new

conveys the idea exactly

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promoters of advertising, the latest fashion and all that\'s new

to translate the whole sentence
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