Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
imagined myself out of that situation
French translation:
je me suis toujours vu ailleurs
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Sylvie LE BRAS
Dec 1, 2014 17:11
9 yrs ago
English term
imagined myself out of that situation
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Contexte : jeune homme qui a vécu dans les favélas
“I always imagined myself out of that situation.”
As X slunk into exclusion two blessings emerged:
He was able to avoid the world of drugs and trafficking.
He never saw himself as being a part of that.
Ma tentative : « Je m'imaginais toujours loin de cette situation. »
mais je ne trouve pas ça élégant.
Des idées ?
Merci
“I always imagined myself out of that situation.”
As X slunk into exclusion two blessings emerged:
He was able to avoid the world of drugs and trafficking.
He never saw himself as being a part of that.
Ma tentative : « Je m'imaginais toujours loin de cette situation. »
mais je ne trouve pas ça élégant.
Des idées ?
Merci
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
I always imagined myself out of that situation
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je me suis toujours vu ailleurs
I always imagined myself = I always had a mental image of myself
out of that situation = in some other (i.e. better) place = elsewhere
out of that situation = in some other (i.e. better) place = elsewhere
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Comment: "merci beaucoup"
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8 mins
j'ai toujours imaginé que je m'en sortirais
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Boris Tsikel (X)
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15 mins
je me suis toujours imaginé à mille lieux de cette situation
Une proposition
16 mins
Dans ma tête, je me suis toujours vu comme étranger à cette situation
une autre proposition
2 hrs
Depuis toujours, j'ai su que j'allais m'en sortir
sugg
15 hrs
Je savais que j'allais sortir de là / que je m'en tirerai
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