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French: nul choix n’est justifié

English translation: one is spoilt for choice







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French term or phrase:nul choix n’est justifié
English translation:one is spoilt for choice
Entered by:B D Finch
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Art/Literary - Geography / description of Algeria
French term or phrase: nul choix n’est justifié
And the Sunday brain-block continues...

En Algérie nul choix n’est justifié car tout est à portée de vue dans ce réel musée naturel où il fait toujours doux.

Again, how to make this sound appealing as it is for a tourist brochure. To be honest, I don't really understand what they are driving at with this justifying choices bit, but that may very well be because my brain is melting, meeeeelting in this heat.
Many thanks in advance,
Mara
French Foodie
France
one is spoilt for choice
Explanation:
I think this would be the phrase most commonly used to express the same idea.
Selected response from:

B D Finch
France
Note from asker to answerer
Tough decision - many great answers! Thanks to everyone for helping to get my brain going again.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6all choices are equally tempting
Jeffrey Lewis
4one is spoilt for choice
B D Finch
3 +1you don't have to chooseJohn Peterson
3no choice need be madeMaria Constant
3another slantBourth


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
you don't have to choose

Explanation:
or "you're not faced with having to make a choice as everything is there (for you) to see..."

If you don't have to make a choice, you're not in the position of having to defend it.

John Peterson
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ben Gaia
2 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no choice need be made

Explanation:
Just an idea

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-07-09 14:59:15 GMT)
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In Algeria, no choice need be made as everything is within sight ...

Maria Constant
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
all choices are equally tempting

Explanation:
Each attraction sings to the visitor with a part of the same siren song, and all blend to form the unforgettable symphony that is...Algeria.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-09 16:41:42 GMT)
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The above sentence ("Each attraction...etc.) is just for fun, not an actual proposed trans of Mara's sentence!

Jeffrey Lewis
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Maryse Trevithick: good one
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Maryse.

agree Aisha Maniar: good given the context
45 mins
  -> Thank you very much!

agree Najib Aloui
1 hr
  -> I'm HAVING a nice weekend...

agree Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
1 hr
  -> Many thanks.

agree Ingeborg Gowans
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Ingeborg.

agree Michele Fauble
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
another slant

Explanation:
Might it not be rather "making choices is unpardonable", "missing any of it is unpardonable", i.e. everything is there to be seen, and amongst other things, the weather (lack of cold or rainy weather) means there is no excuse for moping around your hotel and recovering from the heavy night the night before when there is so much to see ...

Not so much a matter of praising the sights as criticizing the tourists who might feel they have to weigh the pros and cons ...

Bourth
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
one is spoilt for choice

Explanation:
I think this would be the phrase most commonly used to express the same idea.

B D Finch
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
Note from asker to answerer
Tough decision - many great answers! Thanks to everyone for helping to get my brain going again.
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