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a cliché lived-happilly-ever-after tale

French translation: une histoire cliché \" ils vécurent heureux a jamais\"

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English term or phrase:	a cliché lived-happilly-ever-after tale
French translation:	une histoire cliché \" ils vécurent heureux a jamais\"
Entered by:	gilbertlu

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15:45 Oct 31, 2009

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Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / film 500 days of summer

English term or phrase: a cliché lived-happilly-ever-after tale

Phrase entière: However, rather than a cliché lived-happily-ever-after tale, this film could be the story of any couple ...

Merci d'avance

gilbertlu KudoZ activity Questions: 307 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 761
Local time: 04:43

une histoire cliché " ils vécurent heureux a jamais"

Explanation:
Une histoire cliché " ils vécurent heureux à jamais"

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Libelle25
Local time: 11:43

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Merci à tous/toutes.
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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

sempiternelle histoire à l´eau de rose

Aitor Aizpuru

4 +2

plutôt que l'histoire habituelle "ils furent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants",

FX Fraipont

une histoire cliché " ils vécurent heureux a jamais"

Libelle25

le cliché "ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants"

Irène Guinez

plutôt qu'une histoire resucée, ce film pourrait..

jmleger

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

plutôt que l'histoire habituelle "ils furent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants",

Explanation:
..

FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 04:43
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 112

13 mins confidence:

une histoire cliché " ils vécurent heureux a jamais"

Explanation:
Une histoire cliché " ils vécurent heureux à jamais"

Libelle25
Local time: 11:43
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Merci à tous/toutes.

55 mins confidence:

plutôt qu'une histoire resucée, ce film pourrait..

Explanation:
Faut pas redouter de s'éloigner du littéral si c'est pour une traduction plus idiomatique. Les anfglophones disent les choses d'une façon, nous d'une autre.

jmleger
Local time: 21:43
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 19

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

sempiternelle histoire à l´eau de rose

Explanation:
Cependant, en s´écartant des sempiternelles histoires à l´eau de rose, ce film pourrait être l´histoire de n´importe quel couple.

(Les fins hollywoodiennes avec les bons/les méchants, et aucune nuance, on commence à connaître!)

Ou plus littéral:

Plutôt que la sempiternelle histoire a l´eau de rose, ce film pourrait ...

Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
Local time: 21:43
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

French

1 day5 hrs confidence:

a clichã© lived-happilly-ever-after tale le cliché "ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants"

Explanation:
voir suggestion

Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 04:43
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 2

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