moteur de vie

English translation: art drives life marvelously...

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French term or phrase:L'art est un merveilleux moteur de vie
English translation:art drives life marvelously...
Entered by: Olivier Den Hartigh

13:27 May 22, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: moteur de vie
L'art est un merveilleux moteur de vie
Olivier Den Hartigh
France
Local time: 08:01
Art drives life marvelously...
Explanation:
:)
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Thank you jane
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Summary of answers provided
5Art drives life marvelously...
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 +1Art is a marvelous/wonderful fountain of life.
Gary Raymond Bokobza
5Art is a wonderful life motor.
apancake
4generator of life
Red Cat Studios
4art drives the life marvelously
Francis MARC
3 +1Art is a wonderful life force
Karen Tucker (X)


  

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Art drives life marvelously...


Explanation:
:)

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576
Grading comment
Thank you jane

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: I find this really very strained in English. "Art is a wonderful life-driving engine" is a natural formulation.
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Art is a marvelous/wonderful fountain of life.


Explanation:
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Gary Raymond Bokobza
Spain
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karen Tucker (X): I like "fountain of life."
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generator of life


Explanation:
"Art is a marvelous generator of life."

That's how I would say.

Red Cat Studios
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:01
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 77
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art drives the life marvelously


Explanation:
Parish | Map | Schedule | Staff | Calendar | History | Art | Links | Feedback ( Find
out ... is the element that drives the life and vision of our parish community ...
www.olmcath.org/parish/ - 10k - En cache - Pages similaires

Resurrecting art from the scrap heap Former graffiti artist now ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
... in the series stands on a pedestal at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury ... that
the desire to work with fire and molten steel drives the life and creativity ...
independent.gmnews.com/News/2001/ 0117/Front_Page/12.html - 20k - En cache - Pages similaires

Arts Event List - Zimbabwe - Fine Art - [ Traduire cette page ]
... a most credible demonstration of the gusto and dynamic that drives the life that
exists ... is never simply for décor or even for purposes of high art, but merely ...
www.twinarts.co.zw/ael_fineart.htm - 42k


Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 09:01
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 6500
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Art is a wonderful life motor.


Explanation:
Pourquoi pas? It's so unusual in French, so to make it into something 'stock' in English would be a loss. It's a beautiful thing to say , after all!

apancake
United States
Local time: 02:01
PRO pts in pair: 8
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Art is a wonderful life force


Explanation:
Just another idea. Would need more context to see if this works.

Karen Tucker (X)
United States
Local time: 02:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 394

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: best choice, but maybe "life-driving engine"
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