May 14, 2004 14:20
20 yrs ago
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French term

Il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire.

French to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
C'est une maxime française. Connaissez vous une équivalence en anglais?
Merci
Dianne

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.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I agree with you Thanks Dianne"
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3 mins

Better late than never

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Peer comment(s):

agree Vicky Papaprodromou
1 min
thanks Vicky!
agree RHELLER : absolutely!
2 mins
thanks Rita ! :-)
agree Will Matter
21 mins
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agree Enza Longo
23 mins
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agree sarahl (X) : sooo... did you buy a microphone yet? :)
1 hr
are you kidding? I haven't left my desk all week!...I'm too busy to drive into town!!!
agree Julie Roy
1 hr
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agree Narasimhan Raghavan
2 hrs
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agree Aisha Maniar
3 hrs
thanks again !
agree Hacene
4 hrs
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agree Randa Farhat
8 hrs
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agree Jean-Claude Gouin
13 hrs
thanks !
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24 mins

or ... It's never too late to [fall in love?]

With apologies to Noel Coward
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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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