Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
legacy ends with me
French translation:
il n'y aura donc personne après moi pour reprendre le flambeau
Added to glossary by
Valérie Lapotre (X)
Oct 2, 2007 11:05
16 yrs ago
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legacy ends with me
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My great grandfather started here in 1898 and retired in 1920. My grandfather worked here for 52 years except for four years in the Navy during the First World War, and my father worked here for 40 years until his retirement in 1991. But I have two daughters- one is a doctor and one an archaeologist – ***so the legacy ends with me***
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | il n'y aura donc personne après moi pour reprendre le flambeau |
JulieM
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| 3 +5 | la tradition s'arrête avec moi |
siragui
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| 2 | la lignée s'arrête ici |
Stéphanie Soudais
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il n'y aura donc personne après moi pour reprendre le flambeau
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-10-02 11:31:23 GMT)
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... un peu longue, je vous l'accorde :-)
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Note added at 21 hrs (2007-10-03 08:32:50 GMT)
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d'accord avec emma pour alléger en enlevant "après moi"
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-10-02 11:31:23 GMT)
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... un peu longue, je vous l'accorde :-)
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Note added at 21 hrs (2007-10-03 08:32:50 GMT)
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d'accord avec emma pour alléger en enlevant "après moi"
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siragui
: But good.
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thanks siragui !
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Emma Paulay
: Sans "après moi" ce serait moins long, et tout aussi bien.
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merci emma
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marie-christine périé
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merci marie-christine
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci à tous!"
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la tradition s'arrête avec moi
Just a possibility.
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Evidently his daughters won't follow in his footsteps. But how? JulieM's idea seems very plausible. I assumed he meant his daughters wouldn't carry on working in the same place. Is there a suggestion of nepotism? Or is it disappointment at the end of a family tradition?
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Evidently his daughters won't follow in his footsteps. But how? JulieM's idea seems very plausible. I assumed he meant his daughters wouldn't carry on working in the same place. Is there a suggestion of nepotism? Or is it disappointment at the end of a family tradition?
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Tony M
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Thank you Tony M
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Cl Te (X)
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Thank you Claudine
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Isabelle Berquin
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Thank you Isabelle
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emiledgar
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Thank you emiledgar!
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Alain Berton (X)
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Thank you Alain!
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51 mins
la lignée s'arrête ici
Low confidence parce que cela pourrait peut-être prêter à confusion, i.e. on pourrait croire qu'il n'a pas eu d'enfants, alors que si.
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