Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
idées-minutes
English translation:
flash-in-the-pan ideas / spur-of-the-moment ideas
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French term
idées-minutes
French to English
Art/Literary
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debate on Quebec culture
Nous voulons donner la parole aux citoyens, mais pas n’importe comment, ajoute la coprésidente du XXX, Mme ZZ YYY. On souhaite que les gens prennent le temps de s’informer et de réfléchir sur l’état de notre culture avant d’en débattre afin d’éviter les idées-minutes, les idées reçues, les clichés.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | flash-in-the-pan ideas |
suezen
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| 3 +2 | Poorly formed ideas/half cocked ideas |
Lora Boisseau
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| 2 +1 | quick fixes |
Marc Glinert
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| 2 | silly ideas |
blavatsky
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
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flash-in-the-pan ideas
although I think it would generally be translated as 'quick ideas' of the sort '20 quick ideas on how to boil an egg', in this instance it's something that needs to be avoided and therefore needs to be a little negative
Peer comment(s):
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Marc Glinert
: eh? how many different ways are there to boil an egg sue?//yeah we've got one..."How to organise your life" no-one's ever opened it!!
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thanks Marc. Yes, well ... you know the type of book I mean :-)
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Sylvia Smith
: Excellent balance of an idiom with the somewhat more formal tone of the text! (I thought of "half-baked", but that would probably be too colloquial)
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thanks Sylvia
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone."
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12 mins
Lora Boisseau
Native in English
Professional, punctual
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Spanish to English
Poorly formed ideas/half cocked ideas
difficult to phrase and still sound idiomatic.... Half-cocked is a little more idiomatic, and slightly more critical in tone.
Peer comment(s):
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Marc Glinert
: maybe half-baked is more colloquial Lora
4 mins
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good point, thank you!
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Enza Longo
: yes, or poorly thought out
5 mins
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thank you enza.
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+1
15 mins
Marc Glinert
Native in English
20 years in financial services
Native in: English 
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
quick fixes
on the plus side, it's quite snappy.
on the minus side, it does not convey the notion that although quick the ideas are crap - but then again, neither does the Fr. original
on the minus side, it does not convey the notion that although quick the ideas are crap - but then again, neither does the Fr. original
Peer comment(s):
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suezen
: actually, I like your answer
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thanks sue - looks like we're going to finish up with a cooking one on this one....pans, baking...
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5 hrs
silly ideas
to avoid something places little emphasis on it
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