Aug 9, 2012 18:37
11 yrs ago
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French term
filer le parfait bonheur
Non-PRO
French to English
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Horse Racing
Quoiqu’il en soit, XXXX semble filer le parfait bonheur non seul sur le plan familial mais aussi dans le trot et amble montrêalais.
I'm guessing "Living the perfect life"...I don't know how else to phrase this one.
Thanks in advance.
I'm guessing "Living the perfect life"...I don't know how else to phrase this one.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
References
Context | Wolf Draeger |
Proposed translations
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17 mins
Selected
everything seems to be going his way/living the life of his dreams
he's as happy as a sandboy
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Note added at 22 mins (2012-08-09 18:59:58 GMT)
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riding the crest of the wave
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Note added at 22 mins (2012-08-09 18:59:58 GMT)
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riding the crest of the wave
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: seems to be going his/her way
2 hrs
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agree |
cc in nyc
: everything seems to be going his/her way
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you "everything seems to be going his way" fits with the rest of the article. "
17 mins
to be walking on air
Just another suggestion. I don't think you can find an idiom that could literally translate the "filer le parfait bonheur" expression.
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http://fr.bab.la/dictionnaire/anglais-francais/be-walking-on...
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http://fr.bab.la/dictionnaire/anglais-francais/be-walking-on...
43 mins
living the life of Reilly
another suggestion
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Where does the saying, "Living the life of Riley" come from ...
I found two different origins for that expression: Meaning: An easy and pleasant life. Origin. The phrase originated with the Irish/American soldiers in the US Army ...
askville.amazon.com/Living-life-Riley/AnswerViewer.do?... - Cached
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Note added at 45 mins (2012-08-09 19:23:25 GMT)
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Where does the saying, "Living the life of Riley" come from ...
I found two different origins for that expression: Meaning: An easy and pleasant life. Origin. The phrase originated with the Irish/American soldiers in the US Army ...
askville.amazon.com/Living-life-Riley/AnswerViewer.do?... - Cached
More results from askville.amazon.com »
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2 hrs
XXX seems that he/she couldn't be happier
Hello,
My try...
I hope this helps.
My try...
I hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Like the simplicity of this one.
32 mins
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Thank you, Nikki! I appreciate it.
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agree |
Wolf Draeger
: Or "X seemingly couldn't be happier...".
1 day 1 hr
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Thank you, Wolf! I appreciate it.
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2 mins
be on cloud nine
Very GB expression which may not work for the target reader (where?) nor in context. A low confidence rating therefore.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-08-09 21:21:41 GMT)
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New suggestion : "is as happy as happy can be"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-08-09 21:21:41 GMT)
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New suggestion : "is as happy as happy can be"
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
MatthewLaSon
: We say this all the time in the US/Canada.
1 hr
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I'm thinking this may be a little OTT now.
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writeaway
: with Matthew. definitely not just a UK expression
9 hrs
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23 hrs
(appears to have found) true happiness
The FR is a bit hyperbolic, and may be derived from filer le parfait amour. A simple means of putting across the writer's intention in EN.
"Horse training" could be a substitute for trotting and pacing.
"Horse training" could be a substitute for trotting and pacing.
Example sentence:
...X appears to have found true happiness, not only in his family, but also in the world of trotting and pacing.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Daryo
: this seems to me to be the nearer to the source text
1 hr
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Thanks Daryo.
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Reference comments
21 hrs
Reference:
Context
As per Asker, in case anyone finds it useful :-) From a community harness racing (horses) publication, 1979.
Pour la majorité des amateurs de courses à Montréal, le nom des conducteurs et leur petite histoire personnelle dans le trot et amble local est un fait connu ou presque. Mais lorsque vient le temps de parler de certains entraîneurs, on est beaucoup plus profane et c’est normal puisque beaucoup d’entre eux travaillent dans l’ombre.
C’est le cas par exemple de X...qui a fait depuis belle lurette des courses sous harnais son gagne-pain favori.
Pour X, les courses sous harnais et l’entraînement des chevaux sont devenus une histoire de famille. Marié et père de trois admirables filles... qui adorent toutes les trois le métier de le père, X se trouve présentement à la tête d’une écurie de sept chevaux qui sont bien connus du public et qui tirent passablement bien leur épingle du jeu. II s’agit de A, B, C, D, E & F, de même que G, une récente acquisition.
Quoiqu’il en soit, X semble filer le parfait bonheur non seul sur le plan familial mais aussi dans le trot et amble montrêalais. II possède de bons associés en Mr et Mme Y...
Pour la majorité des amateurs de courses à Montréal, le nom des conducteurs et leur petite histoire personnelle dans le trot et amble local est un fait connu ou presque. Mais lorsque vient le temps de parler de certains entraîneurs, on est beaucoup plus profane et c’est normal puisque beaucoup d’entre eux travaillent dans l’ombre.
C’est le cas par exemple de X...qui a fait depuis belle lurette des courses sous harnais son gagne-pain favori.
Pour X, les courses sous harnais et l’entraînement des chevaux sont devenus une histoire de famille. Marié et père de trois admirables filles... qui adorent toutes les trois le métier de le père, X se trouve présentement à la tête d’une écurie de sept chevaux qui sont bien connus du public et qui tirent passablement bien leur épingle du jeu. II s’agit de A, B, C, D, E & F, de même que G, une récente acquisition.
Quoiqu’il en soit, X semble filer le parfait bonheur non seul sur le plan familial mais aussi dans le trot et amble montrêalais. II possède de bons associés en Mr et Mme Y...
Discussion
I understand the literal meaning of the expression; I'm just trying to get a grip on what the writer means by it, especially in regard to your other post (tirer l'épingle), which seemed to suggest the horses are not winning a whole lot of races and so might not inspire a overdue amount of confidence.