Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
crappy life
French translation:
Quelle vie pourrie !
Added to glossary by
jenny morenos
Mar 31, 2020 18:40
4 yrs ago
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English term
France
Native in: French 
crappy life
Non-PRO
English to French
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
hi all. How can we translate this into french ? thank you all inmensely.
what a crappy life !
quelle vie naze ! , quelle est nulle cette vie ! ?
what a crappy life !
quelle vie naze ! , quelle est nulle cette vie ! ?
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 | Quelle vie pourrie ! |
Hélène OShea
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| 4 +8 | Quelle vie de merde! |
Chrispus Yondoh
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| 4 | quelle vie merdique |
C. Tougas
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Proposed translations
15 hrs
Hélène OShea
Ireland
Ireland
Native in French
Ireland
Fashion/Outdoor/Education specialist
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
Quelle vie pourrie !
si on veut rester poli
"crappy life" ne me semble pas aussi fort que "what a shit life"
"crappy life" ne me semble pas aussi fort que "what a shit life"
Note from asker:
| exactly, this is probably the best translation, thanks! i totally don't wanna be vulgar !! it's immoral |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 mins
quelle vie merdique
une suggestion
+8
6 mins
Chrispus Yondoh
Native in English
&
French
Accounting/Finance & Law
Native in: English (Variants: British, Canadian, UK, US, US, Australian, British, Canadian, UK, South African) , French (Variants: Belgian, Cameroon, Standard-France, African, Canadian, Swiss)
Works in: French to English, English to French, Creoles & Pidgins (English-based Other) to English, and 1 more.
Quelle vie de merde!
Suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dumaz & Cowling
: This is it!
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| agree |
david henrion
: tout à fait, et prenez soin de vous !!!
13 mins
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| agree |
Bruno Moynié
: Absolutely!!
17 mins
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| agree |
Tony M
: VDM has also gone down as part of sms-speak
2 hrs
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| agree |
Valérie KARAM
: Oui! VDM en bref !
2 hrs
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| agree |
John ANTHONY
: Oui MAIS...: on n'imagine pas Maurice Genevoix ou Charles Baudelaire utilisant cette expression dans un roman ou un poème... Je suis en panne d'idées ce soir, mais ne faudrait-il pas trouver une formulation plus élégante pour dire la même chose...?
2 hrs
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| agree |
Bernard Moret
: Absolutely! VDM (SMS-speak) or Quelle vie de merde ! ("polished" French)
17 hrs
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| agree |
B D Finch
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