Jan 6, 2008 16:20
17 yrs ago
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anglais term
Pretty is as pretty does
anglais vers français
Art / Littérature
Idiômes / maximes / proverbes
Not much context, just "As my Granny always said", then follows a list of sayings.
Proposed translations
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"la beauté sans vertu est une fleur sans odeur"
I like this one because it is old-fashioned and also refers to beauty.
http://www.voir.ca/publishing/article.aspx?article=17331&sec...
Le XIXe siècle ne compte pas vraiment de romancières, plutôt des auteures d'"histoire morale", comme il en existait dans toute bonne société européenne civilisée. À 12 ans, "l'âge de la discrétion", les jeunes filles sont invitées à se cacher "entre deux voiles blancs: le voile de la communion, et le voile nuptial". Comme le prescrit un traité de savoir-vivre en 1873, "la beauté sans vertu est une fleur sans odeur". Que de poésie!
http://www.voir.ca/publishing/article.aspx?article=17331&sec...
Le XIXe siècle ne compte pas vraiment de romancières, plutôt des auteures d'"histoire morale", comme il en existait dans toute bonne société européenne civilisée. À 12 ans, "l'âge de la discrétion", les jeunes filles sont invitées à se cacher "entre deux voiles blancs: le voile de la communion, et le voile nuptial". Comme le prescrit un traité de savoir-vivre en 1873, "la beauté sans vertu est une fleur sans odeur". Que de poésie!
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Comment: "Thanks a lot. It's been difficult to choose. "L'habit ne fait pas le moine" would have been great if I didn't already have "Don't judge a book by its cover" in the list of sayings. "La beauté n'est pas tout" would have been perfect in a sentence, but I needed a popular saying. I've really hesitated between the two others and finally chose this one. Thanks again for your precious help!"
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Noni Gilbert Riley
Espagne
Espagne
Native in anglais
Specializes in field
Espagne
The translator people turn to
Native in: anglais (Variant: UK) 
Works in: espagnol vers anglais, français vers espagnol, anglais, and 1 more.
la naissance ne fait pas la noblesse
Would this fit your context? membres.lycos.fr/jeuxdelettres/HTML/proverbes/proverbes4.htm
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sophieb
: nuance : l'anglais évoque l'apparence, pas la naissance
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l'habit ne fait pas le moine
something that you say which means that you should judge people by the way they behave, not by their appearance.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Pretty is as pretty does
Vient de l'expression "handsome is as handsome does"
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Pretty is as pretty does
Vient de l'expression "handsome is as handsome does"
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ormiston
: it does actually boil down to this
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merci !
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Assimina Vavoula
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merci !
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Alain Chouraki
France
France
Native in français
Specializes in field
France
Translator, proofreader, writer
Native in: français
Works in: anglais vers français, français
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la beauté n'est pas tout
(from free online dictionary)
Pretty is as pretty does. (old-fashioned)
something that you say which means that you should judge people by the way they behave, not by their appearance. 'She's very pretty.' 'Yes, but pretty is as pretty does. I haven't been terribly impressed by her manners.'
Pretty is as pretty does. (old-fashioned)
something that you say which means that you should judge people by the way they behave, not by their appearance. 'She's very pretty.' 'Yes, but pretty is as pretty does. I haven't been terribly impressed by her manners.'
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