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si l'on aime, on est aimé

English translation: those who love are loved in return

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French term or phrase:si l'on aime, on est aimé
English translation:those who love are loved in return
Entered by: Meesh (X)

14:37 Apr 4, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics
French term or phrase: si l'on aime, on est aimé
advice
aiteng
those who love are loved in return
Explanation:
one option anyway
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Meesh (X)
Local time: 20:49
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8those who love are loved in return
Meesh (X)
4 +7love and be loved
Narasimhan Raghavan
4 +2if one loves, one is loved
Jane Griffiths (X)
5if you love, you will be loved
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4You should love to be loved in return / Give to receive love
Shog Imas
3if we love, we are loved
spwana
3to receive love you have to give love
RHELLER


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
si l'on aime, on est aimé
those who love are loved in return


Explanation:
one option anyway

Meesh (X)
Local time: 20:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Griffiths (X): This is good, too - there are lots of options.
1 min
agree  Hacene: that seems the most adequate
4 mins
agree  Elena Petelos
6 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
18 mins
agree  NancyLynn
30 mins
agree  Stefanie Sendelbach
1 hr
agree  apancake
2 hrs
agree  jenan
6 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
si l'on aime, on est aimé
if one loves, one is loved


Explanation:
or (more informally) if you love, you are loved. Perhaps more colloquial, but not such a close translation: Love if you want to be loved.

Jane Griffiths (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

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agree  moya: if one loves, one will be loved
2 mins
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agree  mportal
2 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
si l'on aime, on est aimé
love and be loved


Explanation:
My try.

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Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 00:19
Native speaker of: Tamil

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agree  NancyLynn
29 mins
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agree  lien
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agree  laurawheeler
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agree  matias: I like this one. :)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
si l'on aime, on est aimé
if you love, you will be loved


Explanation:
It's more idiomatic to use "you" for the ON in these contexts unless you are writing an academic or literary or other paper

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
si l'on aime, on est aimé
if we love, we are loved


Explanation:
That's my suggestion... I feel it more personal then "one" and at the same time not as personal as "you"

spwana
Local time: 20:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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1 day 23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
si l'on aime, on est aimé
to receive love you have to give love


Explanation:
To Receive Love You Have To Give Love. A home is not a home unless it is filled with love Even on warm nights the house would be lonely and cold Loving and ...
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 12:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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2 days 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You should love to be loved in return / Give to receive love


Explanation:
Give to receive love :
Unconditional love does not require one to love another, and want nothing in return. There is no sin in wanting to be loved in return. Wanting to share love, wanting to give and receive love is as natural as breathing.

To suggest that we should love and want nothing in return is unrealistic. Love for the individual needs balance. We will not always receive love in return, which does not change our love, if our love is real. We can feel love, and not give our to another, but not giving our to another, does not change the love which we feel.




    Reference: http://www.tsunyotakohet.com/ul.htm
Shog Imas
Canada
Local time: 14:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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