Archers Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Hi All,Hopefully not too strange a request... I'm trying to confirm the French translation for the following motivational quote I'm using with a sports team:"The pain will pass, defeat will stay with me forever."I've come up with: "La douleur va passer, la défaite va rester avec moi pour toujours."Different online translators have had slight variations, and I really want to ensure it is written as a native French speaker would phrase it.If anyone could give any advice as to the accuracy of my attempt and if there's a better way of writing it, it'd be much appreciated.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I am sure Clair will be along soon to give a perfect translation, but I would suggest it might be better in the present tense:La douleur passe ; la défaite reste avec moi toujours.AngelaPS. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroTrash Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Maybe échec sounds more emotive than défaite - depends what you're referring to, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 For what it's worth, I'd say:"La douleur passera, mais la défaite restera avec moi pour toujours."Future tense makes it sound more solemn; défaite would be better than échec in this instance as it balances the sentence better (longer word); défaite is also used for sporting failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archers Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Thanks for your help everyone - and also for the welcome to the forum :)I think we will go with Clair's version as I really like the solemness and sound of it, but really appreciated everyone's input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 After reading through this thread it struck me that this is an un-motivational quote along the lines of 'Well, if you mess this up, you'll remember it forever'How about something more upbeat like 'The winner feels no pain'It was just a thought..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]After reading through this thread it struck me that this is an un-motivational quote along the lines of 'Well, if you mess this up, you'll remember it forever'How about something more upbeat like 'The winner feels no pain'It was just a thought.....[/quote]Wow, Pierre, that is some motivational message.What are you doing in Lux? Why aren't you writing motivational books instead?[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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