Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

sceau olfactif

English translation:

olfactory hallmark

Added to glossary by liz askew
May 4, 2009 18:25
15 yrs ago
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French term

sceau olfactif

French to English Marketing Cosmetics, Beauty
J’ai levé le voile de quelques secrets de fabrication et d'assemblage qui contribuent à donner le sceau olfactif de XX, cette signature unique et inimitable.
Change log

May 5, 2009 13:03: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/38865">NancyLynn's</a> old entry - "sceau olfactif"" to ""olfactory hallmark""

Proposed translations

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olfactory hallmark

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When a man loves a woman - Times Online
Jean-Paul Guerlain cuts an imposing figure, and not merely because he bears the great ... iris, rose and jasmine that is the house's olfactory hallmark. ...
women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/article398025.ece - Similar pages
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Viva Aqua Allegorias - A new look at perfume, osMoz.com
Gone is the traditional olfactory pyramid. ... quality - a Guerlain hallmark - his Aqua Allegorias are an invitation to travel to fantasy lands. ... Aqua Allegorias were created for women who haven't entered Guerlain's universe yet, ...
www.osmoz.com/News-Trends/Magazines/Archives/Viva-Aqua-Alle... - 40k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):

agree Jean-Louis S.
7 mins
agree kashew
1 hr
agree Anne-Marie Grant (X)
2 hrs
agree Helen Shiner : I thought it was 'olfactory key' but again only sex sites, so this seems more likely.
2 hrs
agree Cervin
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agree Yolanda Broad
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agree cjohnstone
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olfactory seal

imo

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Note added at 26 mins (2009-05-04 18:52:31 GMT)
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Well, it is at least partially related to sexuality, isn't it? Besides, one shouldn't rely too much on Google neither...
Note from asker:
Definitely this is the literal translation, but a google search returns only sex sites...
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the final touch of scent/ the seal of parfume


je crois que c'est de ceci dont il s'agit
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3 hrs

distinctive hallmark

Just because olfactory sounds quite odd - although it is a correct translation.
Peer comment(s):

neutral liz askew : "distinctive" is not in the original phrase.
9 hrs
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