Jun 30, 2008 05:09
15 yrs ago
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French term

Il est facile de quitter un travail, mais XXX a été pour moi un telle aventure h

Non-PRO French to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters letters
Après plus de 11 ans, il est temps pour moi de vous dire au revoir, avec un certain pincement au coeur. Ce que je regretterais avant tout c'est vous tous. Il est facile de quitter un travail, mais XXX a été pour moi un telle aventure humaine que j'avoue avoir beaucoup de mal à partir.
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Jun 30, 2008 07:23: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Proposed translations

+7
13 mins
Selected

You can give up a job and all that, but my time with xxx has been such a great personal experience

that it's really hard to say goodbye/leave
Peer comment(s):

agree emiledgar : yes, especially for "personal experience"
1 hr
thanks emiledgar :)
agree cmwilliams (X) : "a great personal experience" is good. 'Human adventure' is not natural English.
2 hrs
thanks cmw :)
agree matmcv (X) : This is the best. Not as literal as others, but much more natural English (which is probably preferable in this context).
3 hrs
thanks Matthew :)
agree Miranda Joubioux (X) : Yes, especially for "personal experience"
4 hrs
thanks Miranda :)
agree Katarina Peters
6 hrs
thanks Katarina :)
agree Gacela20
6 hrs
thanks Gacela :)
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X)
2 days 14 hrs
thanks Ingeborg :)
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+1
26 mins

You can easily turn the page as far as a job is concerned, but XXX has meant so much for me

You can easily turn the page as far as a job is concerned, but XXX has meant so much for me on a personal level....
Peer comment(s):

agree cmwilliams (X) : also a good solution
1 hr
Thank you cmwilliams
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29 mins

It's easy to leave a job, but XXX has been such a human adventure for me...

Again my version (and I'm about to go into tears, for this happened to me!!)
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50 mins

Quitting a job is usually easy, but my time at/with XXX has been such a pleasant experience

...that it really hurts to leave.
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1 hr

It's easy to quit a job, but xxx has been such an human adventure that...

My rendition
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+1
1 hr

It is easy to leave a job but XXX has been such a exceptional experience for me

wonderful, Lovely, exceptional experience,

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-30 06:42:46 GMT)
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....an exceptional.....
Peer comment(s):

agree sdavidson
8 days
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6 days

You may find It easy to quit a job, but after the wonderful human experience I had at XXX, it's very

La personne ne regrette pas tant le travail qu'il abandonne que la grande aventure humaine qu'il a vécue pendant qu'il travaillait
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