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perdu l’amour

English translation: having lost the person that I love

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French term or phrase:perdu l’amour
English translation:having lost the person that I love
Entered by: Drmanu49

21:28 Mar 29, 2008
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
French term or phrase: perdu l’amour
J’ai choisi mon camp, comme dans la literature. Celui des heroines un peu sombres, solitaires, autant tout raté, ***perdu l’amour***. Je suis de ce côté-là.
Jana Cole (X)
Local time: 14:45
having lost my love or lost all hope of love
Explanation:
IMO
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 23:45
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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3having lost my love or lost all hope of love
Drmanu49
4love forasaken/forsaken by love
bcsantos
3loveless
CMJ_Trans (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
having lost my love or lost all hope of love


Explanation:
IMO

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 23:45
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angeliki Papadopoulou
57 mins
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agree  swanda
3 hrs
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agree  Assimina Vavoula
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
loveless


Explanation:
might work better here - a bit of poetic licence

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 231
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
love forasaken/forsaken by love


Explanation:
forsaken has a more dramatic twist than lost i think.

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 23:45
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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