Are these the correct translations ?
I just want to make sure I've translated these correctly:
1) I want to say:
Love makes the sweetest and most delicate adversities in life.
I render it in French as follows:
L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.
2) I want to say:
Without (the slightest) hope of return
I render it in French as:
Sans espoir de retour.
3) I also wanted to ask (as this is for a poem) is it okay to say the mixed language sentence:
Love should be a gift sans espoir de retour!
traduction anglais
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I just want to make sure I've translated these correctly:
1) I want to say:
Love makes the sweetest and most delicate adversities in life.
I render it in French as follows:
L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.
2) I want to say:
Without (the slightest) hope of return
I render it in French as:
Sans espoir de retour.
3) I also wanted to ask (as this is for a poem) is it okay to say the mixed language sentence:
Love should be a gift sans espoir de retour!
traduction anglais
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I edited your question. Note that contrary to French, there is not a space between the word and the ponctuation signs.
– dimitris
6 hours ago
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I just want to make sure I've translated these correctly:
1) I want to say:
Love makes the sweetest and most delicate adversities in life.
I render it in French as follows:
L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.
2) I want to say:
Without (the slightest) hope of return
I render it in French as:
Sans espoir de retour.
3) I also wanted to ask (as this is for a poem) is it okay to say the mixed language sentence:
Love should be a gift sans espoir de retour!
traduction anglais
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I just want to make sure I've translated these correctly:
1) I want to say:
Love makes the sweetest and most delicate adversities in life.
I render it in French as follows:
L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.
2) I want to say:
Without (the slightest) hope of return
I render it in French as:
Sans espoir de retour.
3) I also wanted to ask (as this is for a poem) is it okay to say the mixed language sentence:
Love should be a gift sans espoir de retour!
traduction anglais
traduction anglais
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I edited your question. Note that contrary to French, there is not a space between the word and the ponctuation signs.
– dimitris
6 hours ago
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I edited your question. Note that contrary to French, there is not a space between the word and the ponctuation signs.
– dimitris
6 hours ago
I edited your question. Note that contrary to French, there is not a space between the word and the ponctuation signs.
– dimitris
6 hours ago
I edited your question. Note that contrary to French, there is not a space between the word and the ponctuation signs.
– dimitris
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"1)" is correct;
I wonder whether "make for" wouldn't be a more appropriate verb; it correspond fairly well to the choice I made in French : you couldn't use "faire" in French.
"Sans espoir de retour" is perfect.
Well, mixing languages is fine as long as there is a common understanding; first of all you have to be understood. As "sans espoir de retour" does not introduce a new concept, as its English equivalent is exact there is no need for that ; however if there exists a particular context involving French culture you can do that; it was Edgar Allan Poe who could do that in his work and as a matter of fact in connection with French; he would put in whole sentences, as for instance in his short story "The Murders in The Rue Morgue".
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hmm I wasn't expecting it to be so drastically different for (1) I actually got it from herehttps://frenchtogether.com/french-love-quotes/ but tried to make a few adjustments so it would rhyme with bloomed on the 10th syllable and be on the 20th . what does the link actually say ( its the Madeleine de Scudery quote about a quarter down the page )
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
also is there any way to express the sentence you gave with the restriction on rhyme I mentioned ?
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
@can'tcauchy I see one part of the problem; I thought "doucers" couldn't be anything eles than the adjective and the "missing "grandes" didn't help to clear out that erroneous deduction. I don't get your syllable count (don't understand it).
– LPH
6 hours ago
@can'tcauchy You can use this construction: " L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.", but of course you modify the quote.
– LPH
6 hours ago
on the tenth syllable of the sentence I want a long ooo sound like plus as this then rhyme with bloomed, on the twentieth syllable of the sentence I want an eeee seound like vie , so it rhymes with be
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"1)" is correct;
I wonder whether "make for" wouldn't be a more appropriate verb; it correspond fairly well to the choice I made in French : you couldn't use "faire" in French.
"Sans espoir de retour" is perfect.
Well, mixing languages is fine as long as there is a common understanding; first of all you have to be understood. As "sans espoir de retour" does not introduce a new concept, as its English equivalent is exact there is no need for that ; however if there exists a particular context involving French culture you can do that; it was Edgar Allan Poe who could do that in his work and as a matter of fact in connection with French; he would put in whole sentences, as for instance in his short story "The Murders in The Rue Morgue".
edited 4 hours ago
dimitris
7,2642628
answered 7 hours ago
LPHLPH
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hmm I wasn't expecting it to be so drastically different for (1) I actually got it from herehttps://frenchtogether.com/french-love-quotes/ but tried to make a few adjustments so it would rhyme with bloomed on the 10th syllable and be on the 20th . what does the link actually say ( its the Madeleine de Scudery quote about a quarter down the page )
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
also is there any way to express the sentence you gave with the restriction on rhyme I mentioned ?
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
@can'tcauchy I see one part of the problem; I thought "doucers" couldn't be anything eles than the adjective and the "missing "grandes" didn't help to clear out that erroneous deduction. I don't get your syllable count (don't understand it).
– LPH
6 hours ago
@can'tcauchy You can use this construction: " L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.", but of course you modify the quote.
– LPH
6 hours ago
on the tenth syllable of the sentence I want a long ooo sound like plus as this then rhyme with bloomed, on the twentieth syllable of the sentence I want an eeee seound like vie , so it rhymes with be
– can'tcauchy
5 hours ago
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show 2 more comments
"1)" is correct;
I wonder whether "make for" wouldn't be a more appropriate verb; it correspond fairly well to the choice I made in French : you couldn't use "faire" in French.
"Sans espoir de retour" is perfect.
Well, mixing languages is fine as long as there is a common understanding; first of all you have to be understood. As "sans espoir de retour" does not introduce a new concept, as its English equivalent is exact there is no need for that ; however if there exists a particular context involving French culture you can do that; it was Edgar Allan Poe who could do that in his work and as a matter of fact in connection with French; he would put in whole sentences, as for instance in his short story "The Murders in The Rue Morgue".
edited 4 hours ago
dimitris
7,2642628
answered 7 hours ago
LPHLPH
8,633421
hmm I wasn't expecting it to be so drastically different for (1) I actually got it from herehttps://frenchtogether.com/french-love-quotes/ but tried to make a few adjustments so it would rhyme with bloomed on the 10th syllable and be on the 20th . what does the link actually say ( its the Madeleine de Scudery quote about a quarter down the page )
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
also is there any way to express the sentence you gave with the restriction on rhyme I mentioned ?
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
@can'tcauchy I see one part of the problem; I thought "doucers" couldn't be anything eles than the adjective and the "missing "grandes" didn't help to clear out that erroneous deduction. I don't get your syllable count (don't understand it).
– LPH
6 hours ago
@can'tcauchy You can use this construction: " L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.", but of course you modify the quote.
– LPH
6 hours ago
on the tenth syllable of the sentence I want a long ooo sound like plus as this then rhyme with bloomed, on the twentieth syllable of the sentence I want an eeee seound like vie , so it rhymes with be
– can'tcauchy
5 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
"1)" is correct;
I wonder whether "make for" wouldn't be a more appropriate verb; it correspond fairly well to the choice I made in French : you couldn't use "faire" in French.
"Sans espoir de retour" is perfect.
Well, mixing languages is fine as long as there is a common understanding; first of all you have to be understood. As "sans espoir de retour" does not introduce a new concept, as its English equivalent is exact there is no need for that ; however if there exists a particular context involving French culture you can do that; it was Edgar Allan Poe who could do that in his work and as a matter of fact in connection with French; he would put in whole sentences, as for instance in his short story "The Murders in The Rue Morgue".
edited 4 hours ago
dimitris
7,2642628
answered 7 hours ago
LPHLPH
8,633421
"1)" is correct;
I wonder whether "make for" wouldn't be a more appropriate verb; it correspond fairly well to the choice I made in French : you couldn't use "faire" in French.
"Sans espoir de retour" is perfect.
Well, mixing languages is fine as long as there is a common understanding; first of all you have to be understood. As "sans espoir de retour" does not introduce a new concept, as its English equivalent is exact there is no need for that ; however if there exists a particular context involving French culture you can do that; it was Edgar Allan Poe who could do that in his work and as a matter of fact in connection with French; he would put in whole sentences, as for instance in his short story "The Murders in The Rue Morgue".
edited 4 hours ago
dimitris
7,2642628
answered 7 hours ago
LPHLPH
8,633421
edited 4 hours ago
dimitris
7,2642628
edited 4 hours ago
dimitris
7,2642628
edited 4 hours ago
dimitris
7,2642628
7,2642628
answered 7 hours ago
LPHLPH
8,633421
answered 7 hours ago
LPHLPH
8,633421
answered 7 hours ago
LPHLPH
8,633421
8,633421
hmm I wasn't expecting it to be so drastically different for (1) I actually got it from herehttps://frenchtogether.com/french-love-quotes/ but tried to make a few adjustments so it would rhyme with bloomed on the 10th syllable and be on the 20th . what does the link actually say ( its the Madeleine de Scudery quote about a quarter down the page )
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
also is there any way to express the sentence you gave with the restriction on rhyme I mentioned ?
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
@can'tcauchy I see one part of the problem; I thought "doucers" couldn't be anything eles than the adjective and the "missing "grandes" didn't help to clear out that erroneous deduction. I don't get your syllable count (don't understand it).
– LPH
6 hours ago
@can'tcauchy You can use this construction: " L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.", but of course you modify the quote.
– LPH
6 hours ago
on the tenth syllable of the sentence I want a long ooo sound like plus as this then rhyme with bloomed, on the twentieth syllable of the sentence I want an eeee seound like vie , so it rhymes with be
– can'tcauchy
5 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
hmm I wasn't expecting it to be so drastically different for (1) I actually got it from herehttps://frenchtogether.com/french-love-quotes/ but tried to make a few adjustments so it would rhyme with bloomed on the 10th syllable and be on the 20th . what does the link actually say ( its the Madeleine de Scudery quote about a quarter down the page )
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
also is there any way to express the sentence you gave with the restriction on rhyme I mentioned ?
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
@can'tcauchy I see one part of the problem; I thought "doucers" couldn't be anything eles than the adjective and the "missing "grandes" didn't help to clear out that erroneous deduction. I don't get your syllable count (don't understand it).
– LPH
6 hours ago
@can'tcauchy You can use this construction: " L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.", but of course you modify the quote.
– LPH
6 hours ago
on the tenth syllable of the sentence I want a long ooo sound like plus as this then rhyme with bloomed, on the twentieth syllable of the sentence I want an eeee seound like vie , so it rhymes with be
– can'tcauchy
5 hours ago
hmm I wasn't expecting it to be so drastically different for (1) I actually got it from herehttps://frenchtogether.com/french-love-quotes/ but tried to make a few adjustments so it would rhyme with bloomed on the 10th syllable and be on the 20th . what does the link actually say ( its the Madeleine de Scudery quote about a quarter down the page )
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
hmm I wasn't expecting it to be so drastically different for (1) I actually got it from herehttps://frenchtogether.com/french-love-quotes/ but tried to make a few adjustments so it would rhyme with bloomed on the 10th syllable and be on the 20th . what does the link actually say ( its the Madeleine de Scudery quote about a quarter down the page )
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
also is there any way to express the sentence you gave with the restriction on rhyme I mentioned ?
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
also is there any way to express the sentence you gave with the restriction on rhyme I mentioned ?
– can'tcauchy
7 hours ago
@can'tcauchy I see one part of the problem; I thought "doucers" couldn't be anything eles than the adjective and the "missing "grandes" didn't help to clear out that erroneous deduction. I don't get your syllable count (don't understand it).
– LPH
6 hours ago
@can'tcauchy I see one part of the problem; I thought "doucers" couldn't be anything eles than the adjective and the "missing "grandes" didn't help to clear out that erroneous deduction. I don't get your syllable count (don't understand it).
– LPH
6 hours ago
@can'tcauchy You can use this construction: " L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.", but of course you modify the quote.
– LPH
6 hours ago
@can'tcauchy You can use this construction: " L'amour fait les plus douces et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.", but of course you modify the quote.
– LPH
6 hours ago
on the tenth syllable of the sentence I want a long ooo sound like plus as this then rhyme with bloomed, on the twentieth syllable of the sentence I want an eeee seound like vie , so it rhymes with be
– can'tcauchy
5 hours ago
on the tenth syllable of the sentence I want a long ooo sound like plus as this then rhyme with bloomed, on the twentieth syllable of the sentence I want an eeee seound like vie , so it rhymes with be
– can'tcauchy
5 hours ago
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I edited your question. Note that contrary to French, there is not a space between the word and the ponctuation signs.
– dimitris
6 hours ago