English term
To be over the Moon!
She was over the moon about/with her new bike.
| 4 +7 | être aux anges |
Camille Krieg
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| 5 +3 | être au septième ciel |
Isabelle Rodriguez
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| 4 +1 | être ravi(e) |
Samuel Clarisse
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Sep 8, 2023 19:16: philgoddard changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Yvonne Gallagher, Daryo, philgoddard
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Thorough EN to FR Translator and Editor
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French, French to English
être aux anges
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david henrion
: ou être au comble du bonheur
2 mins
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Maïté Mendiondo-George
12 mins
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Emmanuella
59 mins
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Tony M
9 hrs
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Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 17 hrs
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Francois Boye
1 day 18 hrs
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Laurianne Zaragoza
3 days 13 hrs
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Sweden
FROM IKEA HQS TO TRANSLATOR
Native in: French
Works in: Swedish to French, English to French
être au septième ciel
You render the notion of space given by "moon" through this typical French expression that uses "sky".
"Son nouveau vélo la transportait de joie" could be an alternative.
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david henrion
: trop connoté
2 mins
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Samuel Clarisse
: Non, pas vraiment... Peut être mal interprété !
3 mins
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Maïté Mendiondo-George
: pourquoi pas il.n y a pas que le sexe Cela décrit aussi le.bonheur
14 mins
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Andrew Bramhall
: "To be in seventh heaven" and to be " over the moon" are synonyms in English
33 mins
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Emmanuella
59 mins
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Youssef Chabat
1 hr
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Tony M
: I concur with David and Samuël: this connotes too much being in a state of total ecstasy —"seventh heaven" (not sky!)
9 hrs
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Yvonne Gallagher
: "Over the moon" means "thrilled" or "delighted" so I think this works too
1 day 17 hrs
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France
Always keeping in mind the audience
Native in: French (Variants: Belgian, Luxembourgish, Standard-France, Swiss, Canadian)
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
être ravi(e)
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Tony M
: It's rare for FR to be more restrained than EN, but I think in this case it works better — depending, of course, on the context in which it is used.
9 hrs
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