life is always happening for you, and never to you

French translation: La vie vous apporte beaucoup mais ne vous impose rien

08:59 Mar 16, 2019
English to French translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: life is always happening for you, and never to you
life is always happening for you, and never to you

It's a quote, apparently, it has no author, but how to write in French in a beautiful way!?
Nesrine Echroudi
Tunisia
French translation:La vie vous apporte beaucoup mais ne vous impose rien
Explanation:
:)
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david henrion
France
Local time: 12:31
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3La vie vous apporte beaucoup mais ne vous impose rien
david henrion
5 +1Vous êtes acteur et non spectateur de votre vie
Samuel Clarisse
3la vie est une opportunité à saisir et non une fatalité qui limite votre liberté
Francois Boye
3La vie est composée d'opportunités à saisir, et non à subir.
Luna Jungblut


  

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La vie vous apporte beaucoup mais ne vous impose rien


Explanation:
:)

david henrion
France
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  claude-andrew
1 hr
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agree  Philippe Noth: très jolie formulation
6 hrs
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agree  Sandra Mouton
3 days 3 mins
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la vie est une opportunité à saisir et non une fatalité qui limite votre liberté


Explanation:
ma suggestion

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 07:31
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2 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
La vie est composée d'opportunités à saisir, et non à subir.


Explanation:
Une autre idée =)

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Note added at 2 days 5 hrs (2019-03-18 14:43:17 GMT)
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Ah, je viens de voir que 'opportunité' avait déjà été dit.
Et on ne peut 'subir une opportunité'.
Peut-être plutôt 'faite de circonstances à saisir, et non à subir' ??
Dans tous les cas, peut-être que cette rhyme vous donnera des idées.

Luna Jungblut
United Kingdom
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Vous êtes acteur et non spectateur de votre vie


Explanation:
Une variante assez répandue en France. Je trouve que ça donne plutôt bien avec le sens recherché ici !

Samuel Clarisse
France
Local time: 12:31
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  Francois Boye
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