Disney
Disney is the French way to refer to the Disney theme park.
Meaning: Disney theme park (name)
Did you know?
- Due to the 'cultural exception' laws in France, the arrival of Disney in the 1990s sparked a national debate known as the 'cultural Chernobyl'.
- In French media criticism, the term Disneyisation is frequently used to describe the process of turning historical sites or cities into sanitized, consumer-friendly versions of themselves.
- While English speakers use 'Disney' as a broad descriptor for animation, French speakers often use the term Disneyisme to describe a specific style of commercialized, mass-market storytelling.
Examples in context
- La vie, c'est pas un film Disney.Life is not a Disney movie.This sentence uses Disney to compare real life to a movie.Tatoeba #8307972 by Aiji, translation #13080757 by rul
- Beaucoup de films Disney se fondent sur des contes de fées des frères Grimm.A lot of Disney movies are based on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.This sentence uses Disney to refer to the brand of movies.Tatoeba #13781702 by Rovo, translation #13781961 by araneo
- Disney ratisse les contes du monde entier, à la recherche d'idées, et puis poursuit les gens pour atteinte aux droits d'auteurs.Disney strip-mines the world's fairy tales for ideas and then sues people for intellectual property infringement.This sentence uses Disney to refer to the brand's actions regarding intellectual property.Tatoeba #3521353 by sacredceltic, translation #423823 by Spamster
- Découvrez les derniers films de Walt Disney.Discover the latest films from Disney.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are planning a trip to Paris.
- EmmaOn va à Disney ce week-end ?Are we going to Disney this weekend?
- GabrielC'est une super idée, Emma !That's a great idea, Emma!
- EmmaTu veux réserver les billets ?Do you want to book the tickets?
- GabrielJe m'en occupe tout de suite.I'll take care of it right away.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
