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il peut dormir sur ses deux oreilles

English translation: He can sleep soundly

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French term or phrase:il peut dormir sur ses deux oreilles
English translation:He can sleep soundly
Entered by: Hacene

13:20 Nov 6, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Productivity analysis
French term or phrase: il peut dormir sur ses deux oreilles
This phrase has been selected as a slogan for an advertising campaign and I have been asked to provide an English equivalent.
The images show Father Christmas sleeping while others do his job.... (Transport)

Anyone have any snappy ideas because I am stuck
CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 15:04
He can sleep soundly
Explanation:
there are many English Expressions:

- He can sleep tight
- He can sleep peacefully
- He can enjoy the land of nod

are but just a few
Selected response from:

Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:04
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4He can sleep soundly
Hacene
5 +2He can rest assured!
Alison Gaunt
4 +2A peaceful Christmas ... for once
IanW (X)
5he can sleep like a log
Clive Jones
5Sleeping on the job
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
3 +1We'll take the reins while you take it easy
Philip Taylor
3Sleep of the Just / Sleep like a log/ Deep snooze/Dreamland
Connie Leipholz
3he can put his trust in [N.] with his eyes closed
Adam Warren
3this year, he's got nothing to worry about!
suezen
3He'll sleep easy tonight...
Charlotte Allen
3relax, we're on the job!
sarahl (X)
2Even Santa can catch a few winks now
Jonathan MacKerron
3 -2to sleep on boyh ears
Francis MARC


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
to sleep on boyh ears


Explanation:
la traduction littérale est souvent utiliée apparemment:
about us - [ Traduire cette page ]
... And proudly we can say that any feminist action group in the community can rest
their case and sleep on both ears because we have our first female Clan member ...
users.pandora.be/akcclan/about_us.htm - 4k - En cache - Pages similaires

And All of Those Who Sing On Key... - [ Traduire cette page ]
... in the US and an obsession for Morrissey (well, she also dares to criticize her
hero.) But for all those who hate Moz, they can sleep on both ears as you don ...
www.simplyweb.net/thrill/racer.html - 14k - En cache - Pages similaires

PRIMORDIAL: Storm before calm - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Now there is ‘Storm before calm’ and we can sleep on both ears : Primordial has stayed themselves and they express this in wonderful songs. ...
www.prog-nose.org/engels/albums_2002/ primordial_storm_before_calm.htm - 13k


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Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-06 13:28:02 GMT)
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***Ooops \"BOTH ears\"

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 16:04
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Richard Benham: Sorry, but, even though I like to see the occasional literal translation, this doesn't make a lot of sense to native Anglophone ears. Your sources look suspiciously like translations.
5 mins
  -> its just an information given reflecting what is on Internet (more other examples) ...
disagree  Michele Fauble: "Sleep on both ears" is not an English expression, and the references were written by non-native English speakers.
3 hrs
  -> déjà dit il y a 3 heures, inutile d'en remettre une couche
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
He can sleep soundly


Explanation:
there are many English Expressions:

- He can sleep tight
- He can sleep peacefully
- He can enjoy the land of nod

are but just a few

Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: I was going to suggest this, but I couldn't decide whether it was better with or without the "-ly".
2 mins
  -> Cheers Richard, indeed to sleep soundly or to be sound asleep
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
7 mins
  -> merci Gilles
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: or "can finally sleep soundly"?
1 hr
  -> absolutely, cheers Jonathan
neutral  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): no....I just don't agree..it does not sound like advertising..to my ears: "Resting easy!" A slogna does not begin with He like that
4 hrs
agree  RHELLER: sleep soundly
8 days
  -> cheers Rita, your support is much appreciated
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Sleep of the Just / Sleep like a log/ Deep snooze/Dreamland


Explanation:
He can sleep the sleep of the Just / be in a deep snooze, etc.

actually, in English, the saying goes "to sleep like a log"

Connie Leipholz
Canada
Local time: 09:04

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Benham: These are all expressions which make sense, but which unfortunately don't convey the sense of having nothing to worry about.
3 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
He can rest assured!


Explanation:
Not strictly a translation, more an equivalent - but maybe snappier in the context...?

Alison Gaunt
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: Not bad. If there's actually a pic of him sleeping, then it makes a reasonably good pun.
2 hrs
agree  suezen
2 hrs
neutral  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): you mean : Resting easy
4 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
he can sleep like a log


Explanation:
I think that because of links to Christmas (Yuletide log) this is the phrase to use.

Clive Jones
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A peaceful Christmas ... for once


Explanation:
How about ignoring the sleeping bit completely and focusing on the lack of worries - something along the lines of "A peaceful Christmas ... for once" or "How to ensure a very peaceful Christmas", etc.

This would fit very well with the photo, which is more important that fitting with the original French slogan which the punters will probably never see.

For the record, "Sleeping on both ears" sound very strange to me - it conjures up images of Disney's Pluto ...

IanW (X)
Local time: 15:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer White: Yes, I think this would fir very well.
2 hrs
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): Resting easy
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Even Santa can catch a few winks now


Explanation:
Even Santa can finally catch a few winks

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
he can put his trust in [N.] with his eyes closed


Explanation:
This is a contribution to a reply, but I think we need to work towards the fittest expression.
"He can safely ..." is another idea.
I hope this will mature, to use a term I oughtn't to have earlier!


Adam Warren
France
Local time: 15:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
this year, he's got nothing to worry about!


Explanation:
or : this year he can have a real lie-in/ Santa can have a lie-in
this year he can sleep like a log


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Note added at 3 hrs 22 mins (2004-11-06 16:42:54 GMT)
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sorry, forfet sleep like a log!!! I didn\'t realise it had already been proposed.

suezen
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
We'll take the reins while you take it easy


Explanation:

The reference is to the reins of the sleigh - ho ho ho



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Note added at 3 hrs 42 mins (2004-11-06 17:02:46 GMT)
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other suggestions:

Relax - you can count on us to deliver.

or

We deliver.. so you don\'t have to.

Philip Taylor
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suezen: I like 'we take the reins ..'
16 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
He'll sleep easy tonight...


Explanation:
Sorry, no inspiration, just more along the same lines...

:)

Charlotte Allen
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Sleeping on the job


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 3 hrs 13 mins (2004-11-06 16:34:24 GMT)
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FINAL: Resting Easy!

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Note added at 3 hrs 14 mins (2004-11-06 16:34:53 GMT)
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simple and short

he is resting easy is the idea

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Note added at 4 hrs 47 mins (2004-11-06 18:08:04 GMT)
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I\'m sorry CMJ..but all these long-winded things DONT WORK..

Picture of Santa sleeping--

RESTING EASY!

now that works

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Note added at 4 hrs 52 mins (2004-11-06 18:13:11 GMT)
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OR REST EASY....

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 72
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
relax, we're on the job!


Explanation:
let us worry about business

sarahl (X)
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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