Mar 10, 2004 22:39
20 yrs ago
English term
life is too short don\'t waste it
Non-PRO
English to French
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
saying
Proposed translations
(French)
| 5 +18 | La vie est trop courte pour la gâcher! |
Pierre POUSSIN
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| 5 +3 | La vie est trop courte pour la gaspiller! |
Imane Ricard (X)
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| 5 | La vie est trop courte, ne la gaspillez pas. |
Nancy Bonnefond
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| 5 | la vie est courte profitons-en |
mannix
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| 3 +1 | On n'a qu'une seule vie |
Sandra Foddai (X)
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| 4 | la vie est comme une bougie. |
amritha
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Proposed translations
+18
1 min
Pierre POUSSIN
France
France
Native in French
France
Fast and accurate.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Latin to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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English term (edited):
life is too short don't waste it
Selected
La vie est trop courte pour la gâcher!
La vie est trop courte! Ne la gâchez pas!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+3
4 hrs
La vie est trop courte pour la gaspiller!
une autre façon de le dire
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
1 hr
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| agree |
Oana Apetrei
4 hrs
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| agree |
Nancy Bonnefond
: pour être gaspillée
11 hrs
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15 hrs
Nancy Bonnefond
France
France
Native in English
&
French
France
TRADUIRE C'EST COMMUNIQUER
Native in: French , English
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
English term (edited):
life is too short don't waste it
La vie est trop courte, ne la gaspillez pas.
Literally translated.
But the other answers are fine too.
But the other answers are fine too.
+1
16 hrs
English term (edited):
life is too short don't waste it
On n'a qu'une seule vie
POurquoi pas?, le sens est là...
17 hrs
English term (edited):
life is too short don't waste it
la vie est courte profitons-en
not as literal (closer to "life is short, make the most of it"), but the first French saying that sprang to mind...
3 days 9 hrs
English term (edited):
life is too short don't waste it
la vie est comme une bougie.
it is like the epicurien saying :"cueillez , cueillez, des aujourdhui les roses de la vie."
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