Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
alive and kicking
French translation:
vivant et en bonne santé
English term
alive and kicking
La phrase: He's been found alive and kicking.
Mon doute porte sur *kicking* ... naturellement...
Merci d'avance.
Gilbert
| 4 +3 | vivant et en bonne santé |
Drmanu49
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| 5 +6 | bien vivant |
Ninon Dion
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| 4 +3 | sain et sauf |
Bertrand Leduc
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| 4 +1 | en pleine forme |
Jane F
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Sep 10, 2013 15:07: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Medical: Health Care" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" , "Field (write-in)" from "Andes" to "(none)"
Sep 15, 2013 09:48: Drmanu49 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/27047">gilbertlu's</a> old entry - "alive and kicking"" to ""vivant et en bonne santé""
Non-PRO (1): GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
vivant et en bonne santé
| Merci beaucoup - Gilbert |
United Kingdom
Medical translator and proofreader
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French
sain et sauf
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expression courante en anglais
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci Gilou !
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Sara Ruiz
: en espagnol: vivito y coleando
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Muchas gracias Sara!
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Merci !
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Canada
Trustworthy French Canadian Linguist
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French, French
bien vivant
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Note added at 4 mins (2013-09-10 07:23:37 GMT)
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Variante: bien portant
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FX Fraipont (X)
: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alive and kicking?s=t
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Merci!
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Alain Boulé
58 mins
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Merci Alain!
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Françoise Vogel
1 hr
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Merci beaucoup!
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Anne R
2 hrs
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Merci Anne!
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Sylvie Chartier
4 hrs
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Merci!
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Jean-Claude Gouin
6 hrs
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Merci!
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en pleine forme
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Tony M
: I don't agree with your explanation of the EN term; it doesn't necessarily means 'in good health', it just means 'not at death's door'; and I can't help feeling that after being lost for 4 months, he'd hardly be 'in excellent health'
28 mins
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We don't know all the details. Maybe he lived on lizards and insects and went from being obese to super-slim!
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Jean-Claude Gouin
5 hrs
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Thanks 1045!
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