Friday, February 3, 2012

Accurate French to English translation please?!?

Can anyone translate 'je ne veux pas rester sage' into english accurately please? I thinking its something like 'i wont want to be wise'? like ignorance is bliss? People who know french please help!

Thanks.Accurate French to English translation please?!?
Its exact meaning is:

I will not stay wise.



Check yourself here:

http://translate.google.com/#
Can you imagine a child who has been told to be good while visiting an elderly relative who isn't used to children?

The mother advises the child to be good and to remain well-behaved for the duration of the visit:

%26lt;%26lt;Sois sage!%26gt;%26gt; "Be good!" or %26lt;%26lt;Reste sage!%26gt;%26gt; "Stay good (well-behaved)!"

%26lt;%26lt;Oui, Maman.%26gt;%26gt;

After a while, the child becomes bored and the mother reminds the child of the promise.

%26lt;%26lt;Je ne veux pas rester sage!%26gt;%26gt;

(I don't want to stay good / well-behaved.)



But yes, %26lt;%26lt;sage%26gt;%26gt; does also mean wise. Our English word "sage" is a wise man.

%26lt;%26lt;je ne veux pas%26gt;%26gt; is Present tense of the verb %26lt;%26lt;vouloir%26gt;%26gt;

It means "I don't want......." not "I won't want" which is future tense.Accurate French to English translation please?!?
There are two ways to interpret the word"sage"

First translation : I don't want to stay wise.

Second Translation : I don't want to stay good - good here in the sense of obedient- innocent .Accurate French to English translation please?!?
It can also mean "I don't wan't to be good (well behaved/ a good boy/good girl)". Especially if it's a child or someone being treated as a child.
"I don't want to keep on being wise." (in the sense of good or well-behaved)



Said to a little kid, "Sois sage!" (Be good now!)
" I do not want to be wise"



I will not be sage "





Un saludo.
I do not want to remain wise.
i dont want to remain wise
What a great answer from Wendy. She obviously knows what she's talking about. Go with that one.
' I do not want to remain sage'
http://translation.langenberg.com/

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