any less riddled by the things she has, or does not have, than I have
French translation: moins tourmentée par les biens qu\'elle possède, ou ne possède pas, que n\'a été mon cas
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| 17:53 Dec 14, 2006 |
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| 5 +1 | moins matérialiste |
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| 4 | obnubilée |
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| 2 | moins tourmentée par les biens qu'elle possède, ou ne possède pas, que n'a été mon cas |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| any less riddled by the things she has, or does not have, than i have moins matérialiste Explanation: Will my daughter grow up to be any less riddled by the things she has, or does not have, than I have? Je me demande si, par comparaison (a moi), ma fille sera moins concernée par les choses materielles / par ses possésions. Je me demande si ma fille sera moins matérialiste que moi. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 mins (2006-12-14 18:32:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Je me demande si les (possessions) choses matérielles seront moins importantes pour ma fille qu'elles ne le furent (ont été) pour moi. (variante "poétique") :) |
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| any less riddled by the things she has, or does not have, than i have obnubilée Explanation: than I have - seems odd - shouldn't it be - than I did? |
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| any less riddled by the things she has, or does not have, than i have moins tourmentée par les biens qu'elle possède, ou ne possède pas, que n'a été mon cas Explanation: I think 'riddled by' makes the concept more complex than is expressed by 'matérialiste': to me, it conveys a sense of uncertainty about whether possessions of all kinds (not only material possessions) are, depending on what they are, a blessing or a curse. |
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