All too soon

French translation: Bien trop tôt

03:12 Apr 18, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: All too soon
Contexte:

All too soon you will leave this place.

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French translation:Bien trop tôt
Explanation:
tu quitteras cet endroit.
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Merline
Local time: 10:16
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En fin de phrase, ça va:
Tu quitteras cet endroit bien assez tôt.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Bien trop tôt
Merline
4Tu t'en iras d'ici, hélas, trop tôt
Diane de Cicco


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Bien trop tôt


Explanation:
tu quitteras cet endroit.

Merline
Local time: 10:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 17
Grading comment
En fin de phrase, ça va:
Tu quitteras cet endroit bien assez tôt.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacrav: En ajoutant "malheureusement", peut-être ? ;)
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agree  Pierre POUSSIN
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
all too soon
Tu t'en iras d'ici, hélas, trop tôt


Explanation:
"endroit" n'est pas très poétique. On pourrait mettre aussi :
"Tu quitteras ces lieux bien trop tôt" mais je pense qu'"ici" est mieux car c'est plus général (ici-bas).

Diane de Cicco
France
Local time: 16:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 26
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