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Posted on 26-02-2008 22:48
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How to say this french's expression ?
=> Pourquoi vivre la vie si ce n'est pas pour la vivre comme un rĂªve ?
Why to live life if it's not to live it like a dream ?
Why to live life if it's not to live her like a dream ?
why to live life if it's not to live it/her as a dream ?
why to live life if it's not to live it/her as well as a dream ?
Or another way...
Edited by Whatsup on 26-02-2008 22:57
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Posted on 26-02-2008 22:59
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you can say it a few different ways. the first and the third way are both right. (use "it". don't use "her" )
Edited by issoisso on 26-02-2008 22:59
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Posted on 26-02-2008 23:02
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Thank you :
I had heard this sentence in a James Bond's movie but as i'm french, it was in french.
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Posted on 28-02-2008 12:55
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Issoisso is right. Then it's about using "like" or "as", depending what you wish to express : a real equality or a mere comparison.
1) Don't watch James Bond movies
2) Don't watch French dubbed movies, favour original versions with subtitles.  |
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Posted on 28-02-2008 13:02
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Yes you got to be right about original version. In fact, before i could not understand as well as english's movie than now.
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Posted on 28-02-2008 13:58
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Actually, to put a finer point on it
Why live life if not to live it like a dream
is a bit more "english"
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Posted on 02-03-2008 12:40
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Yep - you don't need the to - it just makes better English
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Posted on 02-03-2008 12:43
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Aquarius wrote:
2) Don't watch French dubbed movies, favour original versions with subtitles.
Whenever possible, never watch ANYTHING dubbed. I never quite understood how Family Guy, Seinfeld, etc. all those great shows weren't liked by the spanish people I know. Then I watched some of them dubbed in spanish.
I can't begin to describe how unbelievably awful the dubs are.
Edited by issoisso on 02-03-2008 12:44
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