Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
“Sometimes you catch the bear, sometimes the bear catches you.”
French translation:
On ne gagne pas à tous les coups
Added to glossary by
Thierry Renon
May 11, 2005 15:09
19 yrs ago
English term
“Sometimes you catch the bear, sometimes the bear catches you.”
English to French
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"manger ou être manger"?
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +6 | On ne gagne pas à tous les coups |
Thierry Renon
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| 4 +2 | le vent tourne |
Claudia Iglesias
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| 3 +1 | ça passe ou ça casse ! |
Karim Oualladi
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| 4 | Aujourd'hui en chair,Demain en bière |
HammoudLawFirm
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Proposed translations
+6
3 mins
Thierry Renon
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Experienced and reliable
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
English term (edited):
�sometimes you catch the bear, sometimes the bear catches you.�
Selected
On ne gagne pas à tous les coups
Pour garder l'aspect "dicton"...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Claudia Iglesias
3 mins
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merci Claudia - je suis aussi d'accord avec ta proposition, selon le contexte
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| agree |
sarahl (X)
40 mins
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| agree |
Christelle OLIVIER
43 mins
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| agree |
jacrav
1 hr
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| agree |
Conor McAuley
2 hrs
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
14 hrs
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "ce n'est pas exactement ce que je cherchais mais sans plus plus de contexte, vous avez trouvé la meilleure formulation, merci à vous et aux autres!"
+2
6 mins
Claudia Iglesias
Chile
Chile
Native in French
Chile
WORDS ROOTED IN TWO CULTURES
Native in: French 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to French, French to Spanish, English to French, and 3 more.
English term (edited):
�sometimes you catch the bear, sometimes the bear catches you.�
le vent tourne
cela veut dire que les choses changent.
+1
47 mins
Karim Oualladi
Morocco
Morocco
Native in French
Morocco
Localization & Technical Translation
Native in: French , Arabic
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
3
English term (edited):
�sometimes you catch the bear, sometimes the bear catches you.�
ça passe ou ça casse !
positive generation !
3 hrs
HammoudLawFirm
Lebanon
Lebanon
Native in English
Lebanon
BEST QUALITY, FASTEST DELIVERY
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: French to English, English to French, English to Arabic, and 10 more.
English term (edited):
�sometimes you catch the bear, sometimes the bear catches you.�
Aujourd'hui en chair,Demain en bière
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