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live on one's inheritance

French translation: il vit grace à l'héritage que

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English term or phrase:live on one's inheritance
French translation:il vit grace à l'héritage que
Entered by: Diana Donzelli-Gaudet

15:57 Sep 22, 2004
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: live on one's inheritance
On a family background document: "He has a mild learning disability and is unemployed, but is living on an inheritance from his grandparents."
Mimi7
Local time: 14:39
il vit grace à l'héritage que ses grand-parents lui ont laissé
Explanation:
il vit grace à l'héritage que ses grand-parents lui ont laissé
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Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Local time: 22:39
Grading comment
Merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4il vit grace à l'héritage que ses grand-parents lui ont laissé
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
4 +1les biens hérités de ses grands-parents
Estelle Demontrond-Box
4 +1il vit de l'héritage de ses grands-parents
Julie Roy
4et vit des rentes héritées de ses grands-parents
CMJ_Trans (X)
4il subvient à ses besoins grâce à l'héritage qu'il a reçu de ses grands-parents
NatalieD


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
il vit grace à l'héritage que ses grand-parents lui ont laissé


Explanation:
il vit grace à l'héritage que ses grand-parents lui ont laissé

Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Local time: 22:39
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  julinda: c'est ça, mais avec le ^ sur le a de "grâce"
19 mins
  -> Merci!! Je ne l'ai pas sur mon clavier... :o(
agree  NancyLynn
19 mins
  -> Merci, NancyLynn!
agree  Sophie Raimondo
26 mins
  -> Merci, Sophieanne!
agree  hodierne
46 mins
  -> Merci, Hodierne!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
les biens hérités de ses grands-parents


Explanation:
Bien qu'il soit sans emploi / au chômage, il survit financièrement grâce aux biens hérités de ses grands-parents
OR
L'héritage de ses grands-parents lui permet de survivre financièrement

Estelle Demontrond-Box
Australia
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
16 mins
  -> Thanks Nancy Lynn
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
et vit des rentes héritées de ses grands-parents


Explanation:
...

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 22:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 309
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
il vit de l'héritage de ses grands-parents


Explanation:
une autre option, un peu plus courte...

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Note added at 3 hrs 56 mins (2004-09-22 19:54:34 GMT)
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« ..., mais vit de l\'héritage de ses grands-parents. »

Julie Roy
Canada
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
il subvient à ses besoins grâce à l'héritage qu'il a reçu de ses grands-parents


Explanation:
..

NatalieD
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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