Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
You can give a person a fish
French translation:
Quand un homme a faim, mieux vaut lui apprendre à pêcher que de lui donner un poisson.
English term
You can give a person a fish
Apr 26, 2010 13:53: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Non-PRO (2): Françoise Vogel, Beba Maranz
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Proposed translations
AITC member Eng-Fre + 20 years of exp.
Native in: French (Variants: Canadian, Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
Quand un homme a faim, mieux vaut lui apprendre à pêcher que de lui donner un poisson.
Ce n'est pas la traduction exacte de votre phrase mais le proverbe correspondant.
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Note added at 6 mins (2010-04-26 13:43:12 GMT)
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Donner un poisson à quelqu'un c'est le nourrir pour un jour, lui apprendre à pêcher c'est le nourrir pour la vie.
autre variante, + proche de votre phrase
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kashew
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Merci, je crois que ma deuxième proposition (voir note à 6 mins) est + proche de l'original.
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fransua
: deuxième proposition!
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Merci !
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci Gilles !
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Jean-Louis S.
: Mais la première est bien plus courante en FR (et est généralement attribuée à Confucius...)
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Tout à fait !
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mimi 254
: 2eme proposition
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Merci mimi !
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Beba Maranz
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Merci!
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Merci !
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Alain Chouraki
: La seconde est plus proche de l'anglais. Et quoi qu'en dise Confucius, quand un homme a faim, il faut d'abord le nourrir, puis lui apprendre à pêcher.
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Merci !
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MFA Audouy
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Germany
Accurate and always on time !
Native in: French
Works in: German to French, English to French
ci-dessous
Proverbe connu mais mis à différentes sauces :-)
France
Turbomeca, Airbus, Eurocopter, Snecma
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, French to English
"Si tu donnes un poisson à un homme, il se nourrira une fois...
"Si tu donnes un poisson à un homme, il se nourrira une fois. Si tu lui apprends à pêcher, il se nourrira toute sa vie."
Si tu donnes un poisson à un homme, il mangera un jour. Si tu lui apprends à pêcher, il mangera toujours.
Mais la citation exacte de Confucius est : " Quand un homme a faim, mieux vaut lui apprendre à pêcher que de lui donner un poisson."
Discussion
"Si tu donnes un poisson à un homme, il mangera un jour.
Si tu lui apprends à pêcher, il mangera toute sa vie." http://www.idp1380.org/
(votre texte a-t-il un rapport avec cette campagne ?)
if you teach him to fish, you get rid of him for a week.
Teach a man to fish and you eat fish every damn day.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish
and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.