Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
au maximum de ses envies
English translation:
able to do just about anything you want / ready to take on the world
Added to glossary by
Clare Hogg
Mar 3, 2017 18:42
7 yrs ago
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French term
Spain
My passion is your project
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
au maximum de ses envies
French to English
Marketing
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Translation for a luxury outdoor clothing firm. Marketing text.
"En [brandname] on se sent libéré, **au maximum de ses envies**, prêts à dévorer le monde."
I'm stuck on "au maximum de ses envies".
For " prêts à dévorer le monde" I am thinking "It feels like the world's your oyster." (to keep the food theme).
Thanks a lot for any ideas you can offer!
Have a lovely weekend!
"En [brandname] on se sent libéré, **au maximum de ses envies**, prêts à dévorer le monde."
I'm stuck on "au maximum de ses envies".
For " prêts à dévorer le monde" I am thinking "It feels like the world's your oyster." (to keep the food theme).
Thanks a lot for any ideas you can offer!
Have a lovely weekend!
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Mar 3, 2017 18:53: philgoddard changed "Field (write-in)" from "luxury outdoor clothing" to "(none)"
Mar 4, 2017 11:50: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"
Proposed translations
50 mins
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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119
Selected
able to do...; that you can do anything you want; - anything at all; - just about anything you want
Difficult to make a suggestion without suggesting something for the whole thing, so that it fits together properly. This bit in the middle, does not have any verb in French. I think it's crying out for a verb in English. Something with "to do"? And don't forget "envies"; it's about doing something you want to do more than anything else.
"You feel free, able to do just about* anything at all, ready to take on the world!"
* "just about" is a sort of understatement that actually has emphatic effect here
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Note added at 53 mins (2017-03-03 19:35:17 GMT)
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P.S. "the world is your oyster" is a little fine and delicate for a term at the end of a series of phrases in crescendo. I have images of lions, rather than oysters here. It's about going for it flat out, ready for anything. I don't think there is any need to stick to the foody theme. Unless you're selling oysters with this, which is not the case. ;-)
"You feel free, able to do just about* anything at all, ready to take on the world!"
* "just about" is a sort of understatement that actually has emphatic effect here
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Note added at 53 mins (2017-03-03 19:35:17 GMT)
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P.S. "the world is your oyster" is a little fine and delicate for a term at the end of a series of phrases in crescendo. I have images of lions, rather than oysters here. It's about going for it flat out, ready for anything. I don't think there is any need to stick to the foody theme. Unless you're selling oysters with this, which is not the case. ;-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Some great suggestions!"
+1
5 mins
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
as much as anyone could ever desire
One possibility.
Peer comment(s):
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Chakib Roula
: I personally like it.
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Merci, Chakib.
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Nathalie Stewart
: OK, but how do you hook that up with the beginning of the sentence ("It feels like...)?
21 mins
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How do you know that the asker is going to translate the beginning as "I feel like"?
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AllegroTrans
: doesn't fit into the overall text, does it?// I am referring to the words before (it feels like)
1 hr
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How do you know what the asker's overall context is going to be, in the end?/See my comment to Natalie above. This kind of translation calls for creativity, not the same old same 'ol.
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6 mins
Chakib Roula
Algeria
Algeria
Native in French
Algeria
Shedding light out of words
Native in: Arabic , French
Works in: Arabic to French, Arabic to English, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Lavishly satisfied/ served
My take
26 mins
Nathalie Stewart
France
France
Native in French
&
English
Works in field
France
Medical and Legal translations
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
riding on the crest of a wave/on top of the world
XX... feels like riding on the crest of a wave/on top of the world
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: These are good ideas, but the first would create a mixed metaphor if the asker uses "the world's your oyster", and the second would involve repeating "world".
41 mins
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1 hr
philgoddard
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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175
at one with yourself
In other words, there's nothing and nowhere else you'd rather be.
I think this needs to be very punchy, with not a word wasted. You could say "liberated, at one with yourself, ready to take on the world".
I think this needs to be very punchy, with not a word wasted. You could say "liberated, at one with yourself, ready to take on the world".
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: "you feel at one with yourself"
38 mins
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Not bad at all! I like the increasing length of each of the three parts.
3 hrs
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Jennifer White
: agree with entire phrase
13 hrs
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Susan Monnereau
14 hrs
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5 hrs
Marco Solinas
Native in English
Works in field
Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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41
fulfilled
I think this works
+1
14 hrs
polyglot45
Native in French
&
English
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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227
on top of your game/on top form
think "maximum"
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: at the top of your game and ... prêts à dévorer le monde
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true !
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18 hrs
French term (edited):
libéré, au maximum de ses envies, prêt à dévorer le monde
unshackled, as alive as ever, ready to take on the world
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