the good life
| 14:26 May 22, 2000 |
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une vie agréable; la belle vie; (la grande vie); (la vie rêvée) Explanation: Either la belle vie or la grande vie, or la vie rêvée, or une vie agréable. In this context, I would probably choose une vie agréable.Hope this helps. Val. |
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la grande vie, vie de pacha, faire le pacha Explanation: sometimes confused with la belle vie, la vie d un saint/la vie d une sainte...which fail to capture the notion of monetary freedom |
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"la vraie vie", "une vie satisfaisante", "la grande vie" Explanation: "La vraie vie" is often used, at least in French Canada, to express how good life is. For instance, you may imagine two men sitting in a canoe, contentedly fishing, and one of them will say to the other: "Ca, c'est la vraie vie!" It doesn't so much express a need for a lot of earthly goods, but contentment in what simple pleasure one has, usually to do with natural life, such as camping, barbequeing, hiking, etc. The second expression would be more to express a general satisfaction at a life that is pleasant and fulfilling. "La grande vie" would be to express the situation of people who have a lot of material goods and spend a lot of money: "Ils vivent la grande vie!" |
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"une vie bien remplie", "une vie de plenitude" Explanation: Those two expressions would be my choice over the three in my last response (which were meant as an explanation rather than a suggestion for proper translation), because they are the ones who express the best a fulfilling life, a life where one has had a reasonnable amount of material comfort, has accomplished much, has found also a satisfying emotional involvement and couldn't really ask for more. |
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"la belle vie" Explanation: This is definitely the expression that is the most commonly used in France to mean a life of pleasure without worries. Cheers, Béa |
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La belle vie Explanation: just to confirm. C'est le terme employé en France : une vie agréable, presque sans aucun souci. |
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la belle vie Explanation: I think that "la belle vie" refers as closely as possible to "the good life" in its materialism... |
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une vie agreable, enrichissante Explanation: "La belle vie" a une connotation qui n'est probablement pas ce qui est demande dans ce contexte. "Mener la belle vie", expression consacree, c'est plutot mener une existence oisive. Sylvie |
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