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[uncut mirage]

i'm translating a marketing text from french into english. a recurring motif in the text is that the last word of each heading (always a noun) is repeated in the first word of each subheading. below is an example of this. usually, though not always, the noun is then followed by "d'un(e)". however, in english this sounds wrong, e.g. starting a sentence with "elegance of a poncho" sounds weird without a definite article before elegance. does this structure sound more natural in french?

[strange sonnet]

i mean thats not a complete sentence

where would that text be used exactly?

sounds like a poem

[uncut mirage]

it's from a brochure

here's a bit more so you understand the general gist of the brochure

[strange sonnet]

ouais c'est le style de la brochure, c'est pas propre à la langue

like they tell you phrases that sound philosophical and then connect them to qualities that the product has

by reusing the phrase's last word to allude to it

[uncut mirage]

does it sound any more natural in french than it does in english?

[charred crane]

It sounds about the same

Imagine like listing ingredients