Translation Help

[lunabee34]

Can anybody tell me what

Il n'y que l'embarras du choix

means in French? It is quite possibly ungrammatical French.

Comments

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

There is a lot of choice.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

You are awesome! Thank you so much. :)

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

I get a lot of use out of http://translate.reference.com :)

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I know all the best people!!!

Thanks for the link, Elizabeth. :)

[kaleecat]

doing it old school, and i'm quite sure the grammar is a bit mangled

avoir l'embarras du choix -- means to be spoilt for choice, basically there's a range of choices.
y = there

I think it means there is a range of choice, an embarrassment of choice in our words.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! You are amazing. :)

[kaleecat]

LOL not sure about amazing. the vague memories of, uh, 4 years HS french and 3 years in college about a gazillion years ago. very vague. i'm screwed if i ever end up in france without a phrase guide. :-p kind of sad though, i used to be pretty quick on the reading uptake, even had a nancy drew book in french that i could read.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. Ten years ago, I was fluent enough that I dreamed in Spanish. Now I can barely read it.

[creedcascade.livejournal.com]

OMG! I can't believe you said that! (snort)

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Hahahahahahahah.

I have such a potty mouth.