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English translation: if/when you talk about....

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French term or phrase:parmi
English translation:if/when you talk about....
Entered by: Jana Cole

12:59 May 26, 2017
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: parmi
This is an interview with a pop singer.

I'm wondering if "parmi" in this context might be translated as "along with" or "like" as opposed to "among."
So: Along with/like the first singers ...
instead of: Among the first singers ...

Quand on écoute les enregistrements des Everly Brothers à cette époque, ils n’ont pas pris une ride. Quand on écoute de vieux enregistrements d’Elvis Presley, c’est pareil. Ils ont un son extraordinaire, parce que ce qui se passe derrière est d’une grande qualité. Il y a quelques années, je suis allé voir Serge chez lui. Quand je suis arrivée, il écoutait « In the Ghetto » de Presley. Encore plus fort que moi ! Trop fort, même. Et il était en extase devant Presley, devant le son de l’enregistrement… Alors que parmi les premiers chanteurs de la vague dite yéyé – à part Richard Anthony, qui est allé enregistrer en Angleterre, et Eddy Mitchell, qui avait son groupe –, on a eu, Johnny et moi, de très mauvaises réalisations musicales, avec de mauvais musiciens et un mauvais son. Je m’en souviens parfaitement.
Jana Cole
United States
Local time: 20:52
if/when you talk about....
Explanation:
..... the first "yéyé" singers...
Somewhat free, I know; but as has been said elsewhere, the contrast is between American singers and French ones....
I note that Tony has seen it's a man talking... I am dying to know who it is!!

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-05-26 15:37:08 GMT)
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Thank you musilang! I thought that it was her, reading your previous questions....
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katsy
Local time: 05:52
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1(out) of all
Tony M
3if/when you talk about....
katsy


Discussion entries: 2





  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(out) of all


Explanation:
I agree with W/A — your proposed translation would actually change the meaning.

If you strip 'among' back to its most basic meaning, you can get to something like '(out) of all...' — although adding 'all' is perhaps taking a slight liberty, I do feel it makes the whole thing read a lot better. And she does sound as if she might have had a bit of a chip on her shoulder about this point...

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Note added at 28 minutes (2017-05-26 13:28:05 GMT)
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Sorry, just realized it isn't a 'she' after all — my bad!

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Note added at 50 minutes (2017-05-26 13:50:28 GMT)
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Oops, my apologies for incorrectly crediting W/A with Katsy's discussion comment!

Never was any good at multi-tasking ;-)

Tony M
France
Local time: 05:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 348

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  katsy: no pb Tony! And I think it is a woman - just to rub it in - after looking at the other questions.... so I see who it is now :-)
26 mins
  -> Thanks, katsy! I thought the same thing, but then there seemed to be a m. agreement in this question that threw me a bit. / Ah yes, must have been a slip, as there's also a f. one!
agree  Victoria Britten: Also with your reservations about 'all'
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Victoria!
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
if/when you talk about....


Explanation:
..... the first "yéyé" singers...
Somewhat free, I know; but as has been said elsewhere, the contrast is between American singers and French ones....
I note that Tony has seen it's a man talking... I am dying to know who it is!!

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-05-26 15:37:08 GMT)
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Thank you musilang! I thought that it was her, reading your previous questions....


katsy
Local time: 05:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: Franoise Hardy

Asker: Françoise Hardy

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