Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
croire en son étoile
English translation:
to have faith in one's star/to follow one's destiny
Added to glossary by
Sheila Hardie
Feb 24, 2003 01:11
21 yrs ago
French term
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
croire en son étoile
French to English
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Libre de ***croire en votre étoile*** ?
Non seulement de croire en mon étoile, mais de croire en ce que je fais et de dire que tout est possible.
This is from a text about a young guy who was brought up in a poor African country and became a famous dress designer.
I am not sure of the best way to translate the expression here.
Many thanks in advance for any help!
Sheila
Non seulement de croire en mon étoile, mais de croire en ce que je fais et de dire que tout est possible.
This is from a text about a young guy who was brought up in a poor African country and became a famous dress designer.
I am not sure of the best way to translate the expression here.
Many thanks in advance for any help!
Sheila
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+3
29 mins
Peter Freckleton
Australia
Australia
Native in English
Australia
I am a litigation attorney and linguist
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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722
Selected
have faith in his star
E.g. Churchill
"From an early age Winston Churchill always believed in his own destiny. While serving in the elite Fourth Hussars cavalry regiment in India he wrote to his mother in 1897,
"I have faith in my star, that I am intended to do something in the world."
"From an early age Winston Churchill always believed in his own destiny. While serving in the elite Fourth Hussars cavalry regiment in India he wrote to his mother in 1897,
"I have faith in my star, that I am intended to do something in the world."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I really liked all the answers - thank you all! In the end, I chose this one because this man is very religious and in another part of the text mentions that his faith has been the most important driving force in his career and life in general. So, Churchill's phrase seemed to fit very well. Thanks again, Sheila"
+1
2 mins
Michael Tovbin
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Commitment to Quality and Deadlines
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, French to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
166
+1
3 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
319
trust my fate; surrender to my fate
Coming from an African culture, odds are the notion of fate is deeply ingrained in his belief system
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Note added at 2003-02-24 01:23:47 (GMT)
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http://www.prescott.edu/users/jcanty/African Nature-based Tr...
The Yoruba vehemently believe that there is a guiding supernatural force that must be heeded and honored. This force manifests through, a possible, 400 deities, which have different levels of status within the religion. Bascom illustrates that the three deities, Olorun, Esha, and Ifa are most pertinent to the concepts of fate and destiny through adherence and mediation with the supernatural force.
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This chapter overviews numerous concepts from Central and West African traditions. The purpose is to demonstrate that the African identity is in sharp contrast to that of western identity. Furthermore, African descendants cannot separate from their ancestral homeland and culture. The life force will continually influence their fate.
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Note added at 2003-02-24 01:23:47 (GMT)
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http://www.prescott.edu/users/jcanty/African Nature-based Tr...
The Yoruba vehemently believe that there is a guiding supernatural force that must be heeded and honored. This force manifests through, a possible, 400 deities, which have different levels of status within the religion. Bascom illustrates that the three deities, Olorun, Esha, and Ifa are most pertinent to the concepts of fate and destiny through adherence and mediation with the supernatural force.
[...]
This chapter overviews numerous concepts from Central and West African traditions. The purpose is to demonstrate that the African identity is in sharp contrast to that of western identity. Furthermore, African descendants cannot separate from their ancestral homeland and culture. The life force will continually influence their fate.
+4
16 mins
BOB DE DENUS
Native in French
&
English
Over 25 years of industrial bilingualism
Native in: English , French
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
417
to trust one's lucky star/to trust one's luck
Robert&Collins gives these two versions:
1°to trust one's lucky star
2°to trust one's luck
Peer comment(s):
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GerardP
5 hrs
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| agree |
cjohnstone
9 hrs
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| agree |
markmx
: 'trust one's lucky star' sounds good
17 hrs
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| agree |
danyce
17 hrs
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+1
6 hrs
free to follow your star / destiny
'FOLLOW one's star'is more idiomatic in English than 'believe in'.
It doesn't require repetition in the following sentence... it can then be developed as 'believe', and the whole thing will probably flow better in Eng. than the repeated 'croire' of the Fr.
It doesn't require repetition in the following sentence... it can then be developed as 'believe', and the whole thing will probably flow better in Eng. than the repeated 'croire' of the Fr.
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 hrs
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thanks Jane. I do really prefer the active 'follow' to the passive 'trust in' here, actually, because it seems to be about the dynamism of a personality
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9 hrs
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
aided expression: multilingual, multiart
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
11
free to follow your bliss
-- Joseph Campbell
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hitch your wagon to a star
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hitch your wagon to a star
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