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164 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

croquer la vie...et les hommes

Context:

Avec ses dentelles légères, ses détails ultra-féminins et ses couleurs gourmands, je me...

Keywords:

...sens féminine en diable, prete à croquer la vie...et les hommes!...Advertising copy for women's lingerie line. Très sexy.

 

 

The answer of Marie-Claire  See profile was rated best

Enjoy life... and men to the fullest

My comment:

You can bite into life, as for men... well, it just wouldn't sound right. I tried "devour life... and men", still too strong. I came up with something bland, but it would get the meaning across, at the expense of the pun.