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con buenas voluntades no se compran panes

French translation: la bonne volonte' ne nourrit pas

23:31 Dec 18, 2007
Spanish to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / dictons / maximes
Spanish term or phrase: con buenas voluntades no se compran panes
frase:
me encanta tu positivismo (ironique), tu positividad me encanta pero con buenas voluntades no se compran panes
Béatrice Noriega
France
Local time: 02:42
French translation:la bonne volonte' ne nourrit pas
Explanation:
une idee
ou, ce n'est pas avec de la bonne volonte' que l'on peut s'acheter du pain...
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valeriefrance
Local time: 21:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2la bonne volonté ne remplit pas l'assiette
Mamie (X)
3 +1la bonne volonte' ne nourrit pas
valeriefrance
3la bonne volonté ne suffit pas
TPS


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
la bonne volonte' ne nourrit pas


Explanation:
une idee
ou, ce n'est pas avec de la bonne volonte' que l'on peut s'acheter du pain...

valeriefrance
Local time: 21:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julien Griffon: mais "on ne se nourrit pas de bonne volonté" sonne mieux à mon goût
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la bonne volonté ne remplit pas l'assiette


Explanation:
une autre idée...

Mamie (X)
Spain
Local time: 01:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Blanca Cobos: je préfère parce que c'est plus imagé que l'autre proposition
3 hrs
agree  Verónica Vivas
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la bonne volonté ne suffit pas


Explanation:
Une autre suggestion (jc'est le dicton en français) mais je ne saurais dire s'il applique au contexte. La proposition de Mamie est très bonne aussi.

TPS
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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