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

[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.