all songs and dances

French translation: ma vie n'est pas toute rose

11:11 Oct 16, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: all songs and dances
"I am happy for you", she replied. "But in my life it is not all songs and dances."

Quel est l'équivalent de cette expression en français? Quelqu'un la connait-t-il ?
Gineden
France
Local time: 05:11
French translation:ma vie n'est pas toute rose
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Kévin Bacquet
France
Local time: 05:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2ma vie n'est pas toute rose
Kévin Bacquet
3 +3ma vie n'est pas un conte de fées
Emmanuelle Debon
3 +1ma vie n'est pas qu'une partie de plaisir
Boris Tsikel (X)
3je ne passe pas ma vie à m'amuser
Daniele O NEILL
Summary of reference entries provided
All singing, all dancing
Emmanuelle Debon

Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
je ne passe pas ma vie à m'amuser


Explanation:
Elle a autre chose à faire qu'accepter cette offre.

Daniele O NEILL
France
Local time: 05:11
Native speaker of: French
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ma vie n'est pas qu'une partie de plaisir


Explanation:
Ce n'est pas tous les jours fête.


Boris Tsikel (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zoubida Hamdaoui
2 mins
  -> Merci bidaa.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ma vie n'est pas toute rose


Explanation:
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Kévin Bacquet
France
Local time: 05:11
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annie Dauvergne
31 mins
  -> Merci Annie !

agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 day 2 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ma vie n'est pas un conte de fées


Explanation:
...une autre façon de le voir, en fonction du contexte.

(Ou : je ne vis pas dans un conte de fées)

Emmanuelle Debon
Local time: 05:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sara M
38 mins

agree  Geneviève Tardif (X): Ma vie n'est pas toujours/qu' un conte de fées
1 day 12 hrs

agree  Myriam Dupouy
2 days 1 hr
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Reference comments


13 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: All singing, all dancing

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_singing,_all_dancing_(idiom...

Emmanuelle Debon
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Françoise Vogel: intéressant !
55 mins
agree  polyglot45: un peu usine à gaz, quoi !
1 hr
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