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'Rien n'arrive sans raison' for tattoo, would this be correct?
I've been thinking about getting a tattoo on my ribs like curved under my boob if you know where I mean and I've finally found a phrase I like the look of. More so because with my decent knowledge of French I understand it without much thought and of course the length would be perfect too.
Initially I was thinking of a literal translation of 'everything happens for a reason' but after some looking about I really like the phrase 'rien n'arrive sans raison' so that would be 'nothing happens without reason' (correct me if I'm wrong please) and still basically means the same thing.
I just need to know if that would come across as an awkward translation to a French native speaker? Also it does basically mean the same thing in France and I'm not getting something too far away from 'everything happens for a reason'?
Thank you for any help!
RE - Honestly I do. It's one of the few phrases/sayings I actually believe in and as cheesy or soppy as it sounds reminding myself of that whenever I'm having a 'down' day always helps. Thanks for your concern but I only need to know if it's correct or not, not whether you personally agree or like it.
Thank you Carolita! :)
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- carolitaLv 69 years agoFavorite Answer
You can certainly use that sentence without it causing confusion. It is very well said.
Source(s): native and fluent