Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Naturally attractive

Japanese translation:

自然さが魅力

Added to glossary by AsiaWord
May 24, 2006 11:27
18 yrs ago
English term

Naturally attractive

English to Japanese Marketing Medical: Dentistry tooth implant
This is marketing word for the benefit of tooth implant.

Discussion

snowbees May 24, 2006:
Lack of context allows plenty guesswork. Appears "pleasing to the eye, or eye-cathing." See the BBC's article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4450754.stm
AsiaWord (asker) May 24, 2006:
More description The result is natural, attractive appearance.

Proposed translations

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自然な美しさ

A very wild guess because there are a number of possible interpretations. What are the strongest sales points of this tooth implant?

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Note added at 54 mins (2006-05-24 12:21:31 GMT)
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I came up with other candidates when I was taking a bath :-).
自然さが魅力
さりげなさが魅力的
Here I am assuming that the implant has a 'natural' look so it does not look artificial at all.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-24 13:05:54 GMT)
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I noticed your note now and gave it another thought.
My best translation as of now is:
さりげなく魅力的
I guess this is closer to the intended meaning if the implant is natural AND attractive.

If the word 'natural' refers to the color of the implant, then you can also write:
自然な色で魅力的

The copywriter could have intened to give the word 'naturally' a double meaning--'natural appearance' and 'as you would expect', but it is very difficult to convey the double meaning in the transaltion. I cannot think of any good one.
Peer comment(s):

agree Can Altinbay
4 hrs
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自然で魅力的

According to you, this is an ad emphasizing the benefit of tooth implant.
Because implant is not an act of Nature, the result may not look natural, which the surgeon must avoid with all cost.
Therefore if the result of the implant looks more natural, the better.
This Japanese expression would serve the purpose.
Note from asker:
Thank you.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Mika Jarmusz : Yes, I agree with your rationale.
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好感の持てる、自然さ

While sigmalanguage san and Koyama san's suggestions are both good, let me suggest another one, assuming that "The result is natural, attractive appearance" is the source text you're working with.

The "cause" of the "result" referenced above may possibly affect the Japanese output, but 「好感の持てる、自然さをお届けします。」 might work. Just my 2 cents.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-05-24 23:59:10 GMT)
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Removing the comma may result in more naturally attractive output: 好感の持てる自然さ
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1 day 19 hrs

自然で美しい

just another take.
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