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marriage is about change

French translation: le mariage, c'est le changement

15:07 Apr 27, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / marriage
English term or phrase: marriage is about change
Comment traduiriez-vous cette phrase ?
Le contexte : suite à une situation de crise au sein de leur famille, un homme (mormon, polygame), qui risque de devoir faire de la prison, fait la leçon à ses épouses (qui se plaignent à l'idée de ne plus pouvoir le voir). Il leur dit :
"Well, newsflash, everyone. Marriage is about change. There's sacrifices we all have to make." Ce "marriage is about change", n'est pas facile à rendre. Merci pour votre aide.
soperilleux
Local time: 23:36
French translation:le mariage, c'est le changement
Explanation:
le mariage, ça implique du changement.
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Kévin Bacquet
France
Local time: 23:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3le mariage, c'est le changement
Kévin Bacquet
3 +2Le mariage est synonyme de changement.
Nadia Price
3le mariage est une évolution constante
Carole Paquis
4 -1l'institution du mariage est en pleine évolution
Irène Guinez
3Le mariage n'est plus ce qu'il était
Irène Guinez
2le mariage rime avec évolution
Tony M
2 -1est sur le point de changer
silvester55


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
le mariage, c'est le changement


Explanation:
le mariage, ça implique du changement.

Kévin Bacquet
France
Local time: 23:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 126
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eric Monot (X): La réponse de Kévin est exactement ce que j'avais en tête.
5 mins
agree  AllegroTrans
13 mins
agree  enrico paoletti
1 day 5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
est sur le point de changer


Explanation:
I think " to" is missing .I might be wrong , but this was my first impression

silvester55
Local time: 00:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: There's really no reason to assume anything is missing, it makes perfect sense in the context as is.
21 mins
  -> thank you .it was just an idea .cause he is announcing an event to his wives .
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
le mariage est une évolution constante


Explanation:
une autre piste de réflexion avec "évolution"

Carole Paquis
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:36
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Le mariage est synonyme de changement.


Explanation:
I like Kevin's suggestion, this is just another one that came to mind. Or:
"Le mariage implique des changements."


Nadia Price
United States
Local time: 14:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LydieC: i prefer this one
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Lydie!
agree  Valérie Le Deroff
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Valerie!
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
l'institution du mariage est en pleine évolution


Explanation:
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Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: But here, it's not about 'the institution of marriage' itself changing, but about the fact that marriage involves change
2 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
le mariage rime avec évolution


Explanation:
Just another idea for the melting pot!

I think here, 'évolution' may be a better synonym for 'change', and '... rime avec ...' is an expression I've seen used an awful lot in this sort of '...is (all) about ...' structure.

Tony M
France
Local time: 23:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 288
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Le mariage n'est plus ce qu'il était


Explanation:
Je crois que cette traduction est plus adéquate....non?

Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 23:36
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19
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