Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"Boy wonder"
French translation:
petit prodige
Added to glossary by
Myriam Dupouy
Mar 13, 2008 09:18
16 yrs ago
English term
France
Literary Translator-Nature Photographer
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French
"Boy wonder"
English to French
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Critics
"His undeniable skills and his string of big box-office winners have muted rather than converted his detractors, and there has been an unmistakable sense of a town eagerly waiting for the boy wonder to trip and fall on his aspirations."
It is taken from an article on Bogdanovich , and I am not so sure about the "boy wonder" whom I assume to be Robin's nickname (from Batman and Robin), that is to say a reference to a kind of secondary super hero.
Here is the poor result...
Ses talents indéniables et son chapelet de films, tous couronnés au box-office ont rendu ses détracteurs muets plutôt que de les avoir convertis, et c’est assurément comme si le monde entier avait avidement attendu que ce « wonder boy » commette un faux pas et tombe.
Thank you for your help...
It is taken from an article on Bogdanovich , and I am not so sure about the "boy wonder" whom I assume to be Robin's nickname (from Batman and Robin), that is to say a reference to a kind of secondary super hero.
Here is the poor result...
Ses talents indéniables et son chapelet de films, tous couronnés au box-office ont rendu ses détracteurs muets plutôt que de les avoir convertis, et c’est assurément comme si le monde entier avait avidement attendu que ce « wonder boy » commette un faux pas et tombe.
Thank you for your help...
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +1 | petit prodige |
Ccilb77
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| 2 -1 | wunderkind |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Change log
Mar 20, 2008 14:14: Myriam Dupouy Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Selected
petit prodige
Les gens ne connaissent pas forcément aussi bien à référence orginale à Robin dans un contexte francophone que dans un contexte anglophone.
En outre, l'expression a été reprise pour parler de gens talentueux dans n'importe quel domaine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Wonder
En outre, l'expression a été reprise pour parler de gens talentueux dans n'importe quel domaine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Wonder
Note from asker:
| Moi qui pensais avoir épuisé les ressources de google avec ce "boy wonder" ! Merci, c'est justement la réflexion que je me faisais et qui expliquait que garder le"wonder boy" me chagrinait assez ! Merci ! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Thierry Renon
: ou jeune prodige (selon le contexte, s'il est un peu plus âgé par ex.)
2 hrs
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Comment: "Thank you !"
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9 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
wunderkind
pas mal de references googles en francais
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-03-13 09:31:25 GMT)
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= enfant prodige
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-03-13 09:44:08 GMT)
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Oxford English Dictionary = "boy wonder colloq., an exceptionally talented young man or boy, esp. one showing a great deal of promise; cf. wonder boy s.v. wonder n. 9a.
1898 Cent. Mag. Sept. 686/2 At this time Reynolds was dead, Romney was failing, Lawrence was as yet little more than a *boy wonder, so that for a short time Hoppner had matters quite his own way. All that might seem too downbeat for a man who still has the seductive charm and youthful vitality of an ageless boy wonder. 2001 Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 30 Dec., Jari Litmanen crossed, Heskey chested the ball down and there was the Boy Wonder to fire home. "
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Note added at 46 mins (2008-03-13 10:04:39 GMT)
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http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/20070928.FIG000000253_s...
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-03-13 09:31:25 GMT)
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= enfant prodige
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-03-13 09:44:08 GMT)
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Oxford English Dictionary = "boy wonder colloq., an exceptionally talented young man or boy, esp. one showing a great deal of promise; cf. wonder boy s.v. wonder n. 9a.
1898 Cent. Mag. Sept. 686/2 At this time Reynolds was dead, Romney was failing, Lawrence was as yet little more than a *boy wonder, so that for a short time Hoppner had matters quite his own way. All that might seem too downbeat for a man who still has the seductive charm and youthful vitality of an ageless boy wonder. 2001 Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 30 Dec., Jari Litmanen crossed, Heskey chested the ball down and there was the Boy Wonder to fire home. "
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Note added at 46 mins (2008-03-13 10:04:39 GMT)
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http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/20070928.FIG000000253_s...
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help ! |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Ccilb77
: Beaucoup de français ne comprendraient pas plus wunderkind que boy wonder. Mieux vaut "jeune prodige" ou "enfant prodige"
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people reading these kinds of things tend to be educated
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