Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ce qui est pris n'est plus à prendre
English translation:
grab it while the going's good
Added to glossary by
kashew
Mar 6, 2013 22:15
11 yrs ago
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French term
ce qui est pris n'est plus à prendre
French to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
I've done some research and found "What's done is done" and "It ain't over till it's over" and even "get it while the gettin's good" but I'd like to be as accurate as possible in rendering the true meaning here.
The company owner is writing here:
Quant au Centralien, directeur général devenu directeur du développement à la Société mère, il tirait son salaire :
- Ce qui est pris n’est plus à prendre!
Aimait-il à répéter, bien assis dans son fauteuil présidentiel, les reins calés par son petit coussin marron qu’il avait installé.
The company owner is writing here:
Quant au Centralien, directeur général devenu directeur du développement à la Société mère, il tirait son salaire :
- Ce qui est pris n’est plus à prendre!
Aimait-il à répéter, bien assis dans son fauteuil présidentiel, les reins calés par son petit coussin marron qu’il avait installé.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | grab it while the going's good |
kashew
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| 3 +1 | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush |
Claire Mercier
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| 4 -1 | what is taken is taken |
Daryo
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| 3 | once you've got it they can't take it off you |
katsy
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Change log
Mar 7, 2013 00:28: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Slang" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings" , "Field (write-in)" from "dicton" to "(none)"
Mar 11, 2013 18:01: kashew Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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grab it while the going's good
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Peer comment(s):
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Claire Mercier
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Thanks.
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| agree |
Yolanda Broad
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Thanks
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| neutral |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: This phrase gives a positive slant, suggesting that there may be more. The original is closed.
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| agree |
Wendy Streitparth
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Thanks
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Comment: "I think this is the general idea. Thank you everyone for your input."
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9 hrs
Claire Mercier
Native in French
Bicultural Engineer and PhD
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
f you want to use an English proverb, I think this one is the closest you can get.
The meaning is slightly different because it implies you might be able to get more money if you wait, but it nevertheless conveys the idea that it's best to grab it while you can!
The meaning is slightly different because it implies you might be able to get more money if you wait, but it nevertheless conveys the idea that it's best to grab it while you can!
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10 hrs
what is taken is taken
"ce qui est pris n'est plus à prendre"
=>
"ce qui est pris" + "n'est plus à prendre"
=>
"what is taken" + is "no longer available" (for you to keep chasing/others to take instead of you)="taken"
=
"what is taken is taken"
As in:
"Les petites mad'maselles ah ah tention
...
Faut pas chercher à comprendre,
C'qui est pris n'est plus à prendre,
...
Les petites mad'maselles très important,
...
Faut pas chercher à comprendre,
Faut prendre et pas s'laisser prendre,
..."
[http://musique.ados.fr/Gilbert-Becaud/Les-Petites-Mad-masell...]
" Basket-ball
Vincent Collet : « Ce qui est pris n’est plus à prendre » "
[http://www.lalsace.fr/sport/2012/11/07/vincent-collet-ce-qui...]
" What is taken is taken and it's been a few victories between Gabon, Bessèges, Tour Med and the Haut Var. A big hats off to all my teammates. "
[http://colnagoconbrio.wordpress.com/page/16/]
"Well, what is taken is taken, unless you get paid before year end there's no other way to fix it "
[http://www.finlandforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68838&start=...]
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"ce qui est pris" + "n'est plus à prendre"
=>
"what is taken" + is "no longer available" (for you to keep chasing/others to take instead of you)="taken"
=
"what is taken is taken"
As in:
"Les petites mad'maselles ah ah tention
...
Faut pas chercher à comprendre,
C'qui est pris n'est plus à prendre,
...
Les petites mad'maselles très important,
...
Faut pas chercher à comprendre,
Faut prendre et pas s'laisser prendre,
..."
[http://musique.ados.fr/Gilbert-Becaud/Les-Petites-Mad-masell...]
" Basket-ball
Vincent Collet : « Ce qui est pris n’est plus à prendre » "
[http://www.lalsace.fr/sport/2012/11/07/vincent-collet-ce-qui...]
" What is taken is taken and it's been a few victories between Gabon, Bessèges, Tour Med and the Haut Var. A big hats off to all my teammates. "
[http://colnagoconbrio.wordpress.com/page/16/]
"Well, what is taken is taken, unless you get paid before year end there's no other way to fix it "
[http://www.finlandforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68838&start=...]
19 hrs
once you've got it they can't take it off you
or "once you've got it they can't take it back"
Trying to react to Nikki's (valid IMO) remarks about finality.
Trying to react to Nikki's (valid IMO) remarks about finality.
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