As if this wasn't enough ...

French translation: comme si cela ne suffisait pas

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English term or phrase:	As if this wasn't enough ...
French translation:	comme si cela ne suffisait pas
Entered by:	Margarita M. Martínez

16:14 Mar 30, 2007

English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: As if this wasn't enough ...

Previous paragraph is a list of natural beauties of the place.

As if this wasn't enough, small white villages nestle on the slopes and proud wind-mills ...

TIA, mmm

Margarita M. Martínez KudoZ activity Questions: 134 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 594
Local time: 05:36

comme si ça ne suffisait pas

Explanation:
courant en France...

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-03-30 16:28:10 GMT)
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à la réflexion, "comme si cela ne suffisait pas" passerait mieux dans le contexte...

Selected response from:

Roger McKeon
Local time: 04:36

Grading comment

Thank you all! I was in a hurry and used this one (with "cela") before all the discussion took place... I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

et pour couronner le tout…

Franck Le Gac (X)

4 +5

comme si ça ne suffisait pas

Roger McKeon

4 +3

et comme si ce n'était pas assez...

Merline

et, pour comble...

ormiston

et la cerise sur le gâteau...

Sigolène Lapostolet

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

as if this wasn't enough ... et comme si ce n'était pas assez...

Explanation:
C'est une expression qu'on utilise couramment (au Québec en tout cas).

Merline
Local time: 04:36
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

as if this wasn't enough ...

comme si ça ne suffisait pas

Roger McKeon
Local time: 04:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thank you all! I was in a hurry and used this one (with "cela") before all the discussion took place... I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Roger!

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

as if this wasn't enough ... et pour couronner le tout…

Explanation:
I agree with both other answers, but would like to suggest this alternative for the context provided.

Franck Le Gac (X)
Local time: 10:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

MBCatherine

1 min

agree

alexandre kounde (X): I like this one!

2 mins

agree

Roger McKeon: Agree with this one as well :)

3 mins

agree

Jerome Elhaik: spot on

15 mins

neutral

Jennifer Levey: This implies that the villags etc. are more impressive than the sights already mentioned, but that might not be the case. The en text t is merely adding 'extra' items, not necessarily 'better items' to the list.

24 mins

agree

Anne-Sophie Jubien (X)

33 mins

agree

Delphine Joly: contrary to the other anwsers, yours carries the idea of something added in positive way.

53 mins

agree

Estelle Demontrond-Box

2 hrs

disagree

Jock: I'm with mediamatrix on this one. "couronner" is too strong in view of the original text.

2 hrs

agree

chaplin

6 hrs

disagree

Lidija Lazic: c'est l'ajout d'une chose désagréable à une liste de choses désagréables

7 hrs

16 hrs confidence:

as if this wasn't enough ... et, pour comble...

Explanation:
unless it has overriding 'disaster' connotations !

ormiston
Local time: 10:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

17 hrs confidence:

as if this wasn't enough ... et la cerise sur le gâteau...

Explanation:
juste une suggestion... Ce n'est peut-être pas adapté au contexte. Une précision cependant, extrait du dictionnaire culturel en langue française d'Alain Rey, à l'article "couronner" : "iron. : Et pour couronner le tout, il arrive en retard". Bon courage.

Sigolène Lapostolet
Local time: 10:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 3

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