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No joy without annoy

French translation: pas de roses sans épines

18:18 Sep 2, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Proverb
English term or phrase: No joy without annoy
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Fabrice59
France
Local time: 21:45
French translation:pas de roses sans épines
Explanation:
pas de joie/plaisir sans peine
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Isabelle Cluzel
France
Local time: 21:45
Grading comment
Merci
Cordialement
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4pas de roses sans épines
Isabelle Cluzel
3 +2Pas de bonheur sans heurts
Alain Boulé
3 +1Il n'y a pas de bonheur sans nuage
Celine Dugny


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
no joy without annoy
pas de roses sans épines


Explanation:
pas de joie/plaisir sans peine

Isabelle Cluzel
France
Local time: 21:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Merci
Cordialement

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  claude-andrew
9 mins
agree  dandamesh
20 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
14 hrs
agree  Daryo
77 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
no joy without annoy
Il n'y a pas de bonheur sans nuage


Explanation:
suggestion

Celine Dugny
France
Local time: 21:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sébastien GUITTENY
13 hrs
  -> Merci
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
no joy without annoy
Pas de bonheur sans heurts


Explanation:
Idée

Alain Boulé
Local time: 21:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AbrahamS: Like the rhyme!
23 mins
  -> Merci
agree  willy paul
15 hrs
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