Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
la vie qui roule, qui déroule, qui file et se défile
English translation:
life with all its ups and downs, its ins and outs
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French term
la vie qui roule, qui déroule, qui file et se défile
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XX XX nous chante la vie. La vie qui roule, qui déroule, qui file et se défile…
XX XX nous chante la vie. La vie qui roule, qui déroule, qui file et se défile…
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Life with its ups and downs, its ins and outs
not literal but perhaps more "English"
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Carmen Schultz
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French term (edited):
la vie qui roule, qui d�roule, qui file et se d�file
life rolls on and unfolds; life goes by and marches on...
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life rolls on and unfolds; life goes by and marches on...
life rolls on and unfolds; life goes by and marches on...
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French term (edited):
la vie qui roule, qui d�roule, qui file et se d�file
life that goes by and unfolds, that passes by and unwinds
or flashes by
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French term (edited):
la vie qui roule, qui d�roule, qui file et se d�file
Life that moves on and continues to unfold, that flows and unwinds...
Life that moves on and continues to unfold, that flows and unwinds...
You may find some very beautiful expressions for this in Khalil Gibran's "Prophet"... some expressions that are very poetic and just beautiful...
You may find some very beautiful expressions for this in Khalil Gibran's "Prophet"... some expressions that are very poetic and just beautiful...
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French term (edited):
la vie qui roule, qui d�roule, qui file et se d�file
Life's long and winding road, life happening, us making plans
Two quotes adapted, one from a Beatles song, one from Lennon's famous "Life is what happens while you're making other plans".
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French term (edited):
la vie qui roule, qui d�roule, qui file et se d�file
with its hopes and fears, its joys and sorrows ...
or: 'in all its gory glory' which might work better than a list
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French term (edited):
la vie qui roule, qui d�roule, qui file et se d�file
life unfolding and withholding, whirling and unfurling
life fleeing and freeing
life fading and barricading, evading and masquerading
slinking off, ducking out
life spinning its wheels and slipping into high gear
anything in -ing ;-))
life fading and barricading, evading and masquerading
slinking off, ducking out
life spinning its wheels and slipping into high gear
anything in -ing ;-))
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Jennifer White
: I like this. It's poetic and musical. Wish I'd thought of it!
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Nico Staes
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French term (edited):
la vie qui roule, qui d�roule, qui file et se d�file
a life that's rolling, unrolling, flying and wriggling...
how's that? it keeps the general meaning, rythm and 'feel' of the sentence, I think.
BTW: flying as in 'time flies'... I didnt' use 'unfolding' because it's not 'se déroule', but simply 'déroule'.
wriggling: as in to wriggle your way out, to try to get out of something, which is the general meaning of 'se défiler'.
Good luck to you!
BTW: flying as in 'time flies'... I didnt' use 'unfolding' because it's not 'se déroule', but simply 'déroule'.
wriggling: as in to wriggle your way out, to try to get out of something, which is the general meaning of 'se défiler'.
Good luck to you!
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