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ideas for a garden sign in French?

16 years ago

I spray painted a metal folding chair using sky blue, then painted a large Sunflower on the seat. Now I want to say something on the backrest in French. The backrest consists of 2 narrow slits about 2 inches wide that I need to write something on. Any ideas? Merci beaucoup.

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digit
16 years ago
Jours Ã la maturitÃ© . . .

I guess I've got it right.

Steve
countrygrl
16 years ago
Maybe "welcome to my garden"? Here is a site to translate from English to French. Just type in the words or phrase you want translated, then click English to French. Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: Free Translation Site
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digit
16 years ago
That free translation site is pretty simplistic - if the English word exists in the other language, it is just duplicated regardless of the context and meaning. Bablefish may work better for you or it may do the same thing.

Jours Ã la maturitÃ© can be translated as "days-to-maturity." The time it takes for seeds to grow to a harvestable crop. One sees this term when exploring French horticultural information.

The phrase might also mean a "time of maturity" or even "a time to be old" but I don't really know. It just seemed like an old guy like me might understand the words to mean that it is okay to sit down and rest while in the garden.

Steve

Here is a link that might be useful: Babelfish
tufanewbe
16 years ago
Que vienne et vas des bon temps, tout douce et paisible

May good times come and go slowly and gently.
regine_Z 10 Fl gw
16 years ago
What about "Beau Jardin"?

Beautiful Garden
rascalthomas
16 years ago
PEACE.. or Peace be with you (in any language). Merry Christmas and peace be with you on our lovely, beautiful earth. The name I have chosen for the park i'm building is Peace Park.

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