Jan 6, 2019 23:38
5 yrs ago
French term
Saloperie d’existence
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
— Saloperie d’existence, s’exclama-t-elle. J’avais juré de ne plus me rendre ridicule et voilà que l’attachement que j’ai pour vous me fait perdre la tête.
I know it could be like "porca miseria" or "mi perra vida" but I look forward to the ideas of the amazing colleagues in this forum.
How about "Life sucks"?
thanks
I know it could be like "porca miseria" or "mi perra vida" but I look forward to the ideas of the amazing colleagues in this forum.
How about "Life sucks"?
thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | Damn it all. |
mrrafe
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| 4 +1 | Life sucks |
Katarina Peters
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| 3 +1 | Life is a bitch. |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Proposed translations
+4
1 hr
Selected
Damn it all.
Depending on context, maybe she's complaining not about the unfairness of her life but about her own failure to keep her wits about her.
But as far as life is concerned, happy new year to all!!!
But as far as life is concerned, happy new year to all!!!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nicole Acher
: I think this captures the sense of extreme frustration and disgust of the original.
1 hr
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Merci Nicole
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| agree |
Trevino Translations (X)
6 hrs
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Thank you
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| agree |
Jennifer White
8 hrs
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Thank you
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
: Yes, asker needs to decide whether to use this or an expletive, all depends on the overall tone, readershp, etc. etc.
9 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, you got it!"
+1
33 mins
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Life is a bitch.
Based on what I found in Larousse
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Note added at 35 mins (2019-01-07 00:13:35 GMT)
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And also:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Life's a Bit...
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Note added at 36 mins (2019-01-07 00:14:30 GMT)
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Might be better, actually, to express the phrase as "Life's a bitch".
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Note added at 39 mins (2019-01-07 00:17:37 GMT)
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And I think that this might actually reflect your context even better:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-life-s-a-bitch
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Note added at 35 mins (2019-01-07 00:13:35 GMT)
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And also:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Life's a Bit...
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Note added at 36 mins (2019-01-07 00:14:30 GMT)
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Might be better, actually, to express the phrase as "Life's a bitch".
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Note added at 39 mins (2019-01-07 00:17:37 GMT)
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And I think that this might actually reflect your context even better:
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-life-s-a-bitch
+1
1 hr
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
28
Discussion
I feel like Sisyphus!
and anything in-between
- what a rotten life
- life stinks
- what a godawful life
- life is just so unfair sometimes, etc.