Sep 16, 2006 16:25
17 yrs ago
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German term
Leben wie Gott im Frankreich
German to English
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Cooking / Culinary
Saying
Is there a similar phrase or saying in English?
My text is about a castle which has a winery and a restaurant of excellent quality. They extoll their wares and then go on to say that if you celebrate there you will "Leben wie Gott im Frankreich"
My text is about a castle which has a winery and a restaurant of excellent quality. They extoll their wares and then go on to say that if you celebrate there you will "Leben wie Gott im Frankreich"
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
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Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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Live the life of Riley in France
• Leben wie Gott in Frankreich.
o Lit. translation: "To live like God in France." (Sometimes, other Countries/Regions/Cities etc. than France are used. The meaning stays the same: "To live like God in ...", or to live the comfortable life of people in ...")
o English equivalent: "To live the life of Riley."
o English equivalent: "To live in clover."
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/German_proverbs
o Lit. translation: "To live like God in France." (Sometimes, other Countries/Regions/Cities etc. than France are used. The meaning stays the same: "To live like God in ...", or to live the comfortable life of people in ...")
o English equivalent: "To live the life of Riley."
o English equivalent: "To live in clover."
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/German_proverbs
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: I must say this saying seems less known than :" to live inclover", maybe it's just my perception...
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If you haven't heard of "living the life of Riley", I must say you've got some catching up to do.
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yieto
: I've never heard about living in clover, but "live the life of Riley" is very good and I think very well known! (I've also heard "living like God in France," though, too.)
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I'd be tempted to write: The Germans have an expression: "leben wie Gott im Frankreich", which means "live like God in France."
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Richard Benham
: Couple of points: if it's just for a meal/celebration "be in clover" might be better. Modifying yieto's suggestion, maybe just, "as we say in German, you'll be living like God in France".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, I used this with combined Richard's suggestion"
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Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
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Award winning Advertising/Marketing
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get a taste of heaven
springs to my mind.
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BirgitBerlin
: I like that. In case the castle is located in France: the option "as the Germans say, living like...." from yieto and Richard.
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Thank you, Birgit! :-)
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Living high on the hog
Another option. I'm not sure what the hog reference really is, but porkchops sure do come to mind. :-)
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Richard Benham
: I can tell you what the "hog" reference means. Apparently, the more expensive cuts of pork tend to be from the upper side of the animal.
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Interesting! Thank you, Richard.
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living in the lap of luxury or like a fighting cock
another version of this idiom. To live like fighting-cocks. To live in luxury. Before game-cocks are pitted they are fed plentifully on the very best food.
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