Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
vive l'amour
English translation:
may love live forever
Added to glossary by
Lillian van den Broeck
Oct 9, 2004 04:00
19 yrs ago
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French term
Rene'
vive l'amour
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
Management
Could you please tell me what this means? Thank you very much!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | may love live forever |
Lillian van den Broeck
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| 4 +20 | long live love ... |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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| 4 +2 | Love Rules! |
Richard George Elliott
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| 4 | Celebrate love! |
claire1
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Proposed translations
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55 mins
Lillian van den Broeck
Mexico
Mexico
Works in field
Mexico
Lillian van den Broeck, writer and poet
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
Selected
may love live forever
another option, of course
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I would LOVE to thing this is the meaning in the context it was used with me! Thank you for helping me!! I am René. My parents mistakenly left off an e at the end of my name...so it is assumed I am male...but VERY much I am female! giggles! Thank you!!! "
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7 mins
Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Native in: French 
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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long live love ...
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Peer comment(s):
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Shaila Kamath
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suezen
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Merci suezen ...
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RHELLER
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Viviane MA
: I dunno does not seem quite right, u should supply context migth change things, but the litteral translation is long live love
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Aisha Maniar
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Merci, Maniar ...
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Erik Macki
: I would add that, in general, one wouldn't translate this phrase. "Vive l'amour" is an expression most educated English speakers would recognize and understand, cf. "je ne sais quoi," etc. Therefore, the right translation might be to leave it in French.
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Demosthene
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Merci Marju ...
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Sarah Downing
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writeaway
: With Erik
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René wanted a translation; he wanted to know what it meant. Maybe René is not an "educated English speaker". Of course, we could write "Long live love, or as they say in French, vive l'amour."
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Philip Taylor
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truptee
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ben baudoin
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Merci Ben ...
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Oana Apetrei
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Merci Oana ...
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algtranslator
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Merci algtranslator ...
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David Twell
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Merci David ...
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Michele Fauble
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Merci Michele ...
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Julie Roy
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Merci Julie ...
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
: et " Vive la France"
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et, comme disait De Gaule, Vive le Québec ... libre ...
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Jenelle Davenport
: hear, hear!! May it last forever!
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Aligato ...
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Conor McAuley
: Agree with Erik also, like "je ne sais quoi" or "plus ça change...".
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Merci Conor, pour votre opinion ...
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Celebrate love!
Someone who would say this would be using it would be positively influenced by, or in love.
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Richard George Elliott
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Art, music, literature
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
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