French term
France
Engineering, medicine, chemistry
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to Russian
rafraîchir la vie
Could you help me?
Tout ceci m'enchantait, enfin quelque chose qui *rafraîchissait ma vie*. Je me sentais comme un papillon sorti de son enveloppe et je n'imaginais pas que j'allais brûler mes ailes en approchant ...
Thank you in advance!
Apr 14, 2009 16:15: Emma Paulay changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, Helen Shiner, Emma Paulay
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Proposed translations
revitalised me
Dutch French English German Esperanto
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: French to Dutch, English to Dutch, German to Dutch, and 9 more.
that brought new joy to my life
that brought (new) brightness to my life
that rekindled my happiness (in life)
you can go many ways with this phrase...
| Thank you, albantar! |
United Kingdom
C J S FERGUSON
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
(All this filled me with wonder, in fact) it was something quite life-renewing...
| Thank you, cjsferguson! |
United States
ATA-Certified FR to EN Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: French to English
rejuvenated me
rejuvenate
Verb
[-nating, -nated] to give back youth or vitality to [Latin re- again + juvenis young]
rejuvenation n
Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006
| Thank you, Jenn! |
freshens up my life
| Thank you, morama! |
United Kingdom
Efficiency and finesse
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, Latin to French, and 3 more.
something refreshing in my life
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afterthought: "into my life" is better
| Thank you, Sandra! |
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
was making my life much more brightly energetic
| Thank you, Barbara! |
to reinvigorate
| Thank you, Manuel! |
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