Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
pour qui ça roule toujours
English translation:
who keep on rollin\' / who keep rollin\' on
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MoiraB
Mar 30, 2015 13:50
9 yrs ago
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French term
pour qui ça roule toujours
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I'm looking for an equivalent cycling-related pun here.
Et si c’était à ce détail-là qu’on reconnaissait les vrais fous du vélo? Les vrais de vrais. Ceux qui vivent et respirent le vélo et pour qui ça roule toujours.
Currently have "still ride tall in the saddle" but ideally I'd like something wheel-related as text is about furniture that's been made out of old bike parts, mainly wheels and wheel rims (www.bikefurniture.com). Perhaps "still on a roll"?
Et si c’était à ce détail-là qu’on reconnaissait les vrais fous du vélo? Les vrais de vrais. Ceux qui vivent et respirent le vélo et pour qui ça roule toujours.
Currently have "still ride tall in the saddle" but ideally I'd like something wheel-related as text is about furniture that's been made out of old bike parts, mainly wheels and wheel rims (www.bikefurniture.com). Perhaps "still on a roll"?
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who keep on rollin' / who keep rollin' on
Another suggestion :-)
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: Rawhide........
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Giddyup!
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Gregory Lassale
: yup
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Thank you, Gregory
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Thank you, Nikki
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Luna Jungblut
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Thank you, Luna
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Rachel Fell
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Thank you, Rachel
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Estelle Demontrond-Box
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Thank you, Estelle
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Lots of good suggestions, from Proud Mary/Coldplay's 'keep on turning' idea to spinning wheels of fortune, but the simplest ideas are often the best. Yee-ha!"
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Marco Solinas
Native in English
Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
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who keep the wheels turning
One of many possible solutions.
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Ana Vozone
: Marco, I was preparing my answer when you posted yours. I really like yours too!
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writeaway
: the French doesn't say that they keep the wheels turning.
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AllegroTrans
: "pour qui" does not mean "who"
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Ana Vozone
Works in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
for whom the wheels (always) keep on turning
Perhaps something along these lines... evoking, among other things, an old CCR song (Proud Mary). Also conveys the idea that, although the bicycles have been converted into furniture, they do somehow "keep on turning" in their new life...
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who is happiest on wheels
If you can't ride it, sit on it.
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for whom the wheel always spins
Cyclists go for a spin; the wheel of fortune spins etc.
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AllegroTrans
: or for whom the wheels always spin
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Thanks AT. That would be better for cycling, would work for roulette wheels, but would rule out the wheel of fortune.
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left with a wheel-of-a-deal
Hello,
My try...
You can have wheels on furniture, reminding you of being on your bike.
I hope this helps.
My try...
You can have wheels on furniture, reminding you of being on your bike.
I hope this helps.
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