Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Absence makes the heart grow fonder...
French translation:
Loin des yeux, loin du coeur ? Bien au contraire...
Added to glossary by
Myriam Dupouy
Feb 21, 2009 10:03
15 yrs ago
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English term
Absence makes the heart grow fonder...
English to French
Marketing
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
a saying
context: dating website...simple style, reader-friendly etc etc
I am interested by your suggestions, thank you!
I am interested by your suggestions, thank you!
Proposed translations
(French)
Change log
Feb 21, 2009 11:19: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Feb 23, 2009 17:00: Myriam Dupouy Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Myriam Dupouy
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Literary Translator-Nature Photographer
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French
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Loin des yeux, loin du coeur ? Bien au contraire...
;o)
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-02-21 10:09:23 GMT)
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Ou si vous préférez faire plus court : "Loin des yeux, (encore plus) près du cœur"
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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2009-02-23 17:00:37 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci beaucoup, bonne soirée !
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-02-21 10:09:23 GMT)
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Ou si vous préférez faire plus court : "Loin des yeux, (encore plus) près du cœur"
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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2009-02-23 17:00:37 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci beaucoup, bonne soirée !
Note from asker:
| merci! |
Peer comment(s):
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raphoz
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Merci ! Bon weekend !
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Aude Sylvain
: oui, bonjour Myriam !
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Merci Aude, salut !
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Mostafa MOUHIBE
: agree, beautiful irony ;)
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Thank you Mostafa ;o) Have a lovely weekend !
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Simon Mac
: I reckon it should be possible to work this into the text... Bon weekend Myriam ! // LOL
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^^ Thank you Sunday boy ! Have a lovely weekend too !//Mince, c'est samedi aujourd'hui, j'alzeimerise encore !
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jean-jacques alexandre
: bien vu pour ce genre de site
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Merci Jean-jacques !
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lorette
: bingo ! Les admirateurs vont aimer :o)
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Merci Lorette ;o) (surtout les admirateurs secrets !)
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Merci !!!
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Estelle Demontrond-Box
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Merci Estelle !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci a vous tous pour vos suggestions! mais je pense que cette reponse convient bien a ma traduction..."
+6
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l'absence attise les grandes passions
une possibilité
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| merci! c'est tres elegant...mais peut-etre un peu trop poetique pour le site en question! encore merci... |
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Alexandre Hanin
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Merci!
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Myriam Dupouy
: Comme le vent éteint les bougies et allume le feu ? ;o) Bonne idée aussi ! http://www.proverbes-citations.com/prov1.htm
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Merci!
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Alain Chouraki
: Oui, et même sans "grandes", pour alléger, fluidifier, et "passions" se suffisant à lui-même...
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Merci!
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kashew
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Merci!
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lorette
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Estelle Demontrond-Box
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l'absence est un stimulant pour l'affection
une autre option.
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l'absence stimule l'affection.
Note from asker:
| merci! |
+1
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Elettra Franchi
Specializes in field
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English to French, and 3 more.
l'absence rend un coeur aimant
L'idée est la...
Note from asker:
| merci! |
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arrathoonlaa
Native in English
professional author/editor French/Eng.
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, Spanish to English
l'éloignement renforce les sentiments
it seems to be the right translation.
Note from asker:
| merci! |
12 hrs
Tarik Boussetta
You come, You see, and YOU CONQUER!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 2 more.
l'absence rend le coeur plus amoureux
l'absence rend le coeur plus amoureux
une suggestion:)
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EMZ_8mRkxYMC&pg=PA15&lpg=...
une suggestion:)
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EMZ_8mRkxYMC&pg=PA15&lpg=...
Note from asker:
| merci! |
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