phrase

French translation: vous n'arrivez plus à

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English term or phrase:You use up your ability to .
French translation:vous n'arrivez plus à
Entered by: lien

16:24 Nov 2, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / cinema
English term or phrase: phrase
Salut les artistes ! (On ne vous le repetera jamais assez) ;D


You use up your ability to enjoy the fantasy.
lien
Netherlands
Local time: 08:41
vous n'arrivez plus à fantasmer
Explanation:
keep it simple
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 08:41
Grading comment
Parfaite traduction, l'anglais est plus "verbeux" ici.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1On devient tellement blasé qu'on ne prend plus de plaisir aux fantasmes
William Stein
4Vous ne serez plus capable de jouir du fantasme
IanW (X)
4sentence
Gayle Wallimann
4tu épuises ta capacité d'émerveillement
bobdelbart
4phrase
Jean-Luc Dumont
4vous n'arrivez plus à fantasmer
CMJ_Trans (X)
3Tu te sers de tes talents pour jouir du fantasme
Merline
3tu épuises ta faculté de profiter/jouir de tes fantasmes
toubabou
3tu vas epuiser ta capacite d'enjouir la fantaisie
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
3tu perds le goût du truc...
jemo
1Au Asker
CGagnon


Discussion entries: 5





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Vous ne serez plus capable de jouir du fantasme


Explanation:
How about "Vous ne serez plus capable de jouir du fantasme"?

IanW (X)
Local time: 08:41
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sentence


Explanation:
On épuise sa capacité d'apprécier l'imaginaire...

One suggestion

Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 08:41
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Tu te sers de tes talents pour jouir du fantasme


Explanation:
pour embarquer dans le fantasme



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Note added at 2003-11-02 16:35:17 (GMT)
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Oups! je vois que je n\'ai pas saisi le sens!

Merline
Local time: 02:41
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
On devient tellement blasé qu'on ne prend plus de plaisir aux fantasmes


Explanation:
Je suppose qu'elle parle des fantasmes mis en scènes dans ses films.

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 00:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  sarahl (X): sorry to hear that!
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tu épuises ta capacité d'émerveillement


Explanation:
pour moi,
"enjoy the fantasy" = s'émerveiller

autres possibilités : tu perds ta propension/faculté à l'émerveillement



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Note added at 52 mins (2003-11-02 17:17:49 GMT)
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lien, le terme \"enjoy the fantasy\" m\'évoquait un peu certaines pubs pour \"the Lord of the Rings\" ou \"Harry Potter\", qui ne nous font pas forcément fantasmer, mais qui peuvent (éventuellement) nous émerveiller...

bobdelbart
Local time: 08:41
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tu épuises ta faculté de profiter/jouir de tes fantasmes


Explanation:
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toubabou
Local time: 02:41
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tu vas epuiser ta capacite d'enjouir la fantaisie


Explanation:
needs more context

Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
Canada
Local time: 02:41
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Au Asker


Explanation:
Ne serait-il pas plus simple et plus efficace de transmettre le script au complet aux personnes intéressées?

CGagnon
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
phrase


Explanation:
On perd/tu perds toute capacité à jouir du fantasme/prendre plaisir au fantasme

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Note added at 11 hrs 21 mins (2003-11-03 03:46:50 GMT)
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On ne trouve/Tu ne trouves plus aucun plaisir au fantasme

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 08:41
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vous n'arrivez plus à fantasmer


Explanation:
keep it simple

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 08:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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Parfaite traduction, l'anglais est plus "verbeux" ici.
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tu perds le goût du truc...


Explanation:
avec les points de suspension...

jemo
United States
Local time: 02:41
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