May 14, 2004 14:20
20 yrs ago
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French term
Il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire.
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C'est une maxime française. Connaissez vous une équivalence en anglais?
Merci
Dianne
Merci
Dianne
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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It's never too late to do the right thing.
I suggest this in part because I think 'better late than never' is already covered by the expression 'mieux vaut tard que jamais.'
Variation: It's never too late to do something right.
Variation: It's never too late to do something right.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I agree with you
Thanks
Dianne"
+11
3 mins
Better late than never
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Peer comment(s):
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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thanks Vicky!
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RHELLER
: absolutely!
2 mins
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thanks Rita ! :-)
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Will Matter
21 mins
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thanks !
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agree |
Enza Longo
23 mins
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thanks !
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agree |
sarahl (X)
: sooo... did you buy a microphone yet? :)
1 hr
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are you kidding? I haven't left my desk all week!...I'm too busy to drive into town!!!
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Julie Roy
1 hr
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thanks !
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Narasimhan Raghavan
2 hrs
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thanks !
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agree |
Aisha Maniar
3 hrs
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thanks again !
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agree |
Hacene
4 hrs
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thanks again!
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agree |
Randa Farhat
8 hrs
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thanks !
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Jean-Claude Gouin
13 hrs
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thanks !
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24 mins
or ... It's never too late to [fall in love?]
With apologies to Noel Coward
4 hrs
It's never late to do some good
I think you should keep some of the original meaning, that's why I would say "do some good".
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