Guest guest Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 I guess this means you won't share any of those drinks with me (including my Italian soda idea!). Oui, je le fais est ma raison de la vie On 2/26/06, linda <> wrote: > > Yes, I do it is my reason for living, Oui, je le fais est ma raison de la vie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Moi, partager? Maintenant qui est difficile? Oh, all right! Big baby! By the way you are one big show off with that French. If you criticize my French you will suffer. linda " subprong " <subprong > I guess this means you won't share any of those drinks with me (including my > Italian soda idea!). >Oui, je le fais est ma raison de la vie> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Oooh, you know French? What is " raison d'etre " ? (I thought that would be her translation, but I dunno any French beyond a few overheard phrases... I took Spanish!) , subprong <subprong wrote: > > I guess this means you won't share any of those drinks with me > (including my Italian soda idea!). > > > Oui, je le fais est ma raison de la vie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Hi, I never post to this group as I am not a great chef or anything, I come for all the great ideas, but I wanted to help out the person asking for a translation. 'Raison d'être' is reason or justification for existing. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy says: A basic, essential purpose; a reason to exist; from French, meaning " reason for being. " Hope that helps... Cheers! , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker wrote: > > Oooh, you know French? What is " raison d'etre " ? (I thought that > would be her translation, but I dunno any French beyond a few > overheard phrases... I took Spanish!) > > , subprong <subprong@> wrote: > > > > I guess this means you won't share any of those drinks with me > > (including my Italian soda idea!). > > > > > > Oui, je le fais est ma raison de la vie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 That was the French saying I was looking for, Amy. Amy, do not give Shawn any strokes...he already impossible has a head too big for a baseball cap...<grinning at Shawn> linda " Amy " <sandpiperhiker > Oooh, you know French? What is " raison d'etre " ? (I thought that > would be her translation, but I dunno any French beyond a few > overheard phrases... I took Spanish!) > > , subprong <subprong wrote: > > > > I guess this means you won't share any of those drinks with me > > (including my Italian soda idea!). > > > > > > Oui, je le fais est ma raison de la vie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Oooh, thank you so much!! :-) And no need to be a chef to post - just jump in like you did here. Nice to " meet " you! -- In , " nihonjinblossom " <chrisanthy_p wrote: > > Hi, > > I never post to this group as I am not a great chef or anything, I > come for all the great ideas, but I wanted to help out the person > asking for a translation. 'Raison d'être' is reason or justification > for existing. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy says: A basic, > essential purpose; a reason to exist; from French, meaning " reason for > being. " Hope that helps... > > Cheers! > > , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker@> > wrote: > > > > Oooh, you know French? What is " raison d'etre " ? (I thought that > > would be her translation, but I dunno any French beyond a few > > overheard phrases... I took Spanish!) > > > > , subprong <subprong@> wrote: > > > > > > I guess this means you won't share any of those drinks with me > > > (including my Italian soda idea!). > > > > > > > > > Oui, je le fais est ma raison de la vie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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