French term
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
les affaires n'en iront que mieux
A mayor is telling his incoming replacement that he should put all letters marked "urgent" in a drawer and never look at them again... then he says, "Trust me, les affaires n'en iront que mieux." Not sure how to translate this phrase.
Jun 11, 2009 21:51: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Proposed translations
trust me, it'll make things run more smoothly
| agree |
Helen Shiner
2 hrs
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| agree |
Melissa McMahon
6 hrs
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| agree |
Andrew Levine
9 hrs
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| agree |
Scott W
15 hrs
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Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
everything will go better as a result
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-06-11 18:31:11 GMT)
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Change that: "Everyting can only go better as a rasult"
United States
ATA-Certified FR to EN Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: French to English
Matters can only improve
Israel
Quality, Reliability, Experience.
Native in: English , Romanian
Works in: French to English, Hebrew to English, Romanian to English, and 3 more.
trust me, it's for the best
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George C.
11 mins
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Thanks, solarstone!
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| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
22 mins
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Thanks, 1045!
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| agree |
Colin Rowe
: Trust me, you won't regret it
2 hrs
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Thanks, Colin! That's the idea...
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Political scientist, former UK Govt
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
things can only get better
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Lingua 5B
: best solution to me. the right tone.
1 hr
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| agree |
arrathoonlaa
: I would have said "things can only go better,"
2 hrs
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MatthewLaSon
: That just doesn't sound right to me here. The idea is that if the new mayor does what the old mayor suggests, he will only be better for it.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: With the addition of "asa result" for the "en"
3 hrs
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| disagree |
Andrew Levine
: This doesn't make a lick of sense... It makes it sound like "things will get better from here" rather than "things will run better if you do it this way"
8 hrs
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It's just for your own benefit
I think that is what is being said here.
I hope this helps.
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
trust me, you won't regret it
PhD Mod Langs and Lits Fr. Eng-Sp nativ
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: French to English, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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