Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
chassez le naturel, il revient à vélo
English translation:
Once a cyclist, always a cyclist
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Sonya Mountford-Jones
Apr 27, 2005 15:22
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chassez le naturel, il revient à vélo
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Can anyone help me think of an equivalent for this proverb adapted from "chassez le naturel, il revient à galope" often translated as "a leopard can't change it's spots" apparently to "chassez le naturel, il revient à vélo"
It's a quotation on a tourist document containing cycling itinteries, thanks for any inspiration...
It's a quotation on a tourist document containing cycling itinteries, thanks for any inspiration...
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French term (edited):
chassez le naturel, il revient � v�lo
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Once a cyclist, always a cyclist
Just brainstorming.
I'm sure others will come up with something catchier!
I'm sure others will come up with something catchier!
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Kate Hudson (X)
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Kris Emery (X)
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Nabil Salem
: regards nabil
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Comment: "Thanks Mara, this fits the context best and is in line with the other quotations found in the text. Thanks to everyone for all your suggestions :)"
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what's bred in the bone ........
there is an expression: "what's bred in the bone, comes out in the flesh" that I'm sure you can adapt
What's bred in the bone, comes out in the bike
etc. etc.
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leopard / leotard - maybe there\'s some mileage in that similarity????
What's bred in the bone, comes out in the bike
etc. etc.
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leopard / leotard - maybe there\'s some mileage in that similarity????
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Claire Cox
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French term (edited):
chassez le naturel, il revient � v�lo
Back to nature by cycling
Not a proverb, but....
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Dylan Edwards
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French term (edited):
chassez le naturel, il revient � v�lo
two wheels, naturally
bike to nature!
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the cycle of nature
natural cycle
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Note added at 38 mins (2005-04-27 16:01:25 GMT)
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the cycle of nature
natural cycle
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French Foodie
: Bike to nature - cute!
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emiledgar
: I'll try again - Bike to Nature incorporates the spirit of the change made to the French expression
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Graham macLachlan
: bike to nature - too good for a tourist document!
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French term (edited):
chassez le naturel, il revient � v�lo
Cycling along with nature at every turn
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Cycling with nature at every turn
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Your Natural Cycling Companion
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Let Nature Guide Your Cycling
Cycling with nature at every turn
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Note added at 1 hr 55 mins (2005-04-27 17:18:15 GMT)
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Your Natural Cycling Companion
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Note added at 1 hr 59 mins (2005-04-27 17:22:00 GMT)
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Let Nature Guide Your Cycling
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French term (edited):
chassez le naturel, il revient � v�lo
pedalling free
don't get saddled with second best
pedal on
easy peddler
ten gears to infinity
The importance of being a cyclist
bike to basics
I better go back to work...
pedal on
easy peddler
ten gears to infinity
The importance of being a cyclist
bike to basics
I better go back to work...
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French term (edited):
chassez le naturel, il revient � v�lo
Cycle - put a new spin on nature
or "Get a fresh spin on nature"
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French term (edited):
chassez le naturel, il revient � v�lo
take a spin on the wheels of nature
IMO the writer wanted to use a pun and settled on "chassez le naturel" because it has something to do with nature and a mode of transport (horse, bike). The idea of not changing one's spots is at best incidental or irrelevant and I wouldn't try to convey it in English, settling instead on some catchy expression linking nature and cycling. Hence my suggestion.
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