Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
que de bonheur
English translation:
How fortunate.
French term
que de bonheur
Le hasard faisant bien les choses, la fête nationale tombait juste après, le 1er octobre. L’occasion, pour le président Hu Jintao, de célébrer cette succession d’exploits, qui ont « montré au monde les grandes réalisations de la réforme, de l’ouverture et de l’édification de la modernisation socialiste ». Que du bonheur. Prochain objectif : 2010, l’Exposition universelle de Shanghaï.
| 3 +6 | How fortunate. |
Helen Shiner
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| 4 | What good fortune! |
MatthewLaSon
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| 3 | True bliss |
lundy
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| 3 | a blaze of glory |
ormiston
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Oct 24, 2008 08:47: Helen Shiner changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/103738">Angel_7's</a> old entry - "que de bonheur"" to ""How fortunate.""
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Proposed translations
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Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
How fortunate.
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-10-23 18:00:40 GMT)
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I take the remark to refer to the proximity of those two dates - and suppose it means he has a captive audience for his 'address' to the public.
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Sheila Wilson
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Thanks, Sheila
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Esther Lavedrine
: Yes, definitely a slight sarcasm here.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Thanks, Beatriz
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Martin Cassell
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Thanks, Martin
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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Thanks, silviantonia
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: yes, definitely sarcastic: or also "that was close", very non-chalant"
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Thank you, Ingeborg
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True bliss
I take it as a comment on all that President Hu Jintao was able to put forward as China's achievements, not necessarily the proximity of the dates (he would have said it anyway)
a blaze of glory
What good fortune!
I think this would work in this context, particularly with regard to China.
I hope this helps.
Discussion
"Que du bonheur" = Nothing but happiness
Je ne veux que du bonheur ce Noël = I only want happiness this Christmas
Que de bonheur = How happy! What great luck! (depending on the context)