Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
eat what you kill
French translation:
prendre ses responsabilités
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FX Fraipont (X)
Feb 15, 2018 20:29
6 yrs ago
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English term
eat what you kill
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Bonsoir,
il s'agit d'un texte dans lequel le narrateur compare la vie professionnelle/d'étudiant.
Il dresse les avantages qu'il y a à créer une entreprise lorsqu'on est jeune.
Style oral.
What do you learn when you are young and start a business (regardless of success or failure): you learn how to come up with ideas that will be accepted by other people, you learn how to eat what you kill, a skill also not learned by college-goers.
Je ne connais pas l'expression en objet.
Merci
Laetitia
il s'agit d'un texte dans lequel le narrateur compare la vie professionnelle/d'étudiant.
Il dresse les avantages qu'il y a à créer une entreprise lorsqu'on est jeune.
Style oral.
What do you learn when you are young and start a business (regardless of success or failure): you learn how to come up with ideas that will be accepted by other people, you learn how to eat what you kill, a skill also not learned by college-goers.
Je ne connais pas l'expression en objet.
Merci
Laetitia
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | prendre ses responsabilités |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 4 +3 | survivre par ses propres moyens |
Daryo
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| 3 +1 | Récolter ce que vous avez semé |
david henrion
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| 4 | de ne compter que sur vous-même... |
Pierre POUSSIN
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| 4 | assurer (vous-même) votre gagne-pain |
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
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| 4 | comme on fait son lit on se couche |
david henrion
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| 3 | prendre le contrôle |
Sofia_Qc
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| 2 | (sur)vivre dans ce monde de requins |
Gleyse
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Change log
Feb 20, 2018 11:13: FX Fraipont (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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prendre ses responsabilités
"eat what you kill
A commandment to live by regarding taking responsibility for your actions. As in "you killed it, now you'd better cook it and eat it".
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=eat what you...
A commandment to live by regarding taking responsibility for your actions. As in "you killed it, now you'd better cook it and eat it".
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=eat what you...
Note from asker:
| Je vois ce que vous voulez dire, merci. |
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Nathalie Stewart
: Oui - dans "eat what you kill" il y a effectivement un élément de "non-gaspillage", d'assumer ses responsabilités, de ne pas "tuer gratuitement". Ou encore : "honorer ses engagements", "aller jusqu'au bout de ses responsabilités".
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thanks!
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surbeg
: Quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire. Comme on fait son lit on se couche.
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thanks!
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Daryo
: there is a second meaning, that fits far far better ...
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B D Finch
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Comment: "thx"
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2 mins
Récolter ce que vous avez semé
:)
Peer comment(s):
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Houda Dekhla
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mchd
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GILLES MEUNIER
: oui
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Nathalie Stewart
: Expression agréable qui traduit bien la notion de "conséquence", mais moins celle de "non-gaspillage", d'assumer ses responsabilités, de ne pas "tuer gratuitement".
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Daryo
: I really don't see how it could fit here - not even as an "educated guess" - how would that logic/attitude help start your own business?
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writeaway
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Geneviève Granger
: Non, cette expression a en général une valeur négative : subir les conséquences de ses mauvaises actions.
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Tony M
: "As ye sow, so shall ye reap" — getting your just desserts. Wrong metaphor here.
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Pierre POUSSIN
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Fast and accurate.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Latin to French, and 2 more.
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de ne compter que sur vous-même...
...pour survivre...
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7 hrs
survivre par ses propres moyens
here the idea is:
you will have to eat only what you manage to kill
or
if you want to eat you'll have to go hunting and kill it
eat what you kill
noun:
To earn a living or make $$ by doing your things on your own; syn to be self employed
or
To work on a commission only basis with no salary
[i.e. if you don't make a kill (a sale) you'll have nothing to eat (no money / no commission)]
most common: Slang = to earn your keep
The computer sales business is "eat what you kill".
I run my own business so it is "eat what you kill".
If Jayson wants to work here much longer he is gonna have to eat what he kills.
#self employed#commission sales#earn your keep#earn your way#get it done
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=eat what you... - the second meaning
you will have to eat only what you manage to kill
or
if you want to eat you'll have to go hunting and kill it
eat what you kill
noun:
To earn a living or make $$ by doing your things on your own; syn to be self employed
or
To work on a commission only basis with no salary
[i.e. if you don't make a kill (a sale) you'll have nothing to eat (no money / no commission)]
most common: Slang = to earn your keep
The computer sales business is "eat what you kill".
I run my own business so it is "eat what you kill".
If Jayson wants to work here much longer he is gonna have to eat what he kills.
#self employed#commission sales#earn your keep#earn your way#get it done
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=eat what you... - the second meaning
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surbeg
: Peut-être, mais je serais mieux convaincu si le texte était "eat ONLY what you kill".
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of the two possible meanings, which one makes more sense? Advance your own business "by relying on yourself" or "by being nice and considerate"? Nothing wrong with "being nice", but if you forget the "self-reliance" bit ... you can forget it!
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci!
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Geneviève Granger
: Oui, c'est bien le sens, selon la référence que j'ai ajoutée.
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Merci!
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Tony M
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Thanks!
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(sur)vivre dans ce monde de requins
Une idée...
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assurer (vous-même) votre gagne-pain
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prendre le contrôle
From Urban dictionary link below: A path to gaining power. Ancient peoples sometimes believed that by eating an animal, one could absorb that animal's strength, agility, cunning, or general power. But only the one who slays the animal. In this case, "eat what you kill" refers to the ultimate triumph over a worthy opponent or conquest. Competition between corporations sometimes leads to mergers where the more successful company acquires and absorbs the less successful competitor - ie. how AT&T attempted to acquire T-Mobile.
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comme on fait son lit on se couche
Le sens y est, si on ne prépare pas bien son business plan on en assume les conséquences.
À lit mal préparé, mauvaise nuit
À lit mal préparé, mauvaise nuit
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: "You've made your bed, now you've got to lie in it" — getting your just desserts. Wrong metaphor here.
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may I have something else than desserts with your disagrees ? I try to limit sugar. ;)
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Daryo
: your explanation has a ring of truth, but it's simply not what's said in the ST - the ST counts for something?
20 hrs
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surbeg
: Un dicton français qui correspond très bien au source pris dans le sens "assumer ses responsabilités".
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Reference comments
19 hrs
Geneviève Granger
Germany
Germany
Native in French
Works in field
Germany
Technical translation
Native in: French 
Works in: German to French, English to French, Dutch to French, and 1 more.
Reference:
Why Wall Street's 'Eat What You Kill' Motto Is The Only Way To Live
Someone asked me the other day "what does it mean when you say you 'eat what you kill' ".
"It means the greatest pleasure is going into the jungle and mastering the ability to hunt and survive without the help of masters who only pretend to guarantee our safety. Whether you're an entrepreneur, an employee, a student, a homemaker, a writer, it's time to start forgetting about all the ways the world has promised you safety and comfort."
"It means the greatest pleasure is going into the jungle and mastering the ability to hunt and survive without the help of masters who only pretend to guarantee our safety. Whether you're an entrepreneur, an employee, a student, a homemaker, a writer, it's time to start forgetting about all the ways the world has promised you safety and comfort."
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Tony M
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Daryo
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surbeg
: Dans la même page de référence, on lit un peu plus loin que Eat what you kill signifie AUSSI : Take responsibility for all failures. It's your fault when you go hungry.
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Certes, mais on comprend également ici : c'est de votre faute si vous n'avez pas été capable d'aller chercher votre gibier. On reste dans l'idée qu'il faut soi-même développer ses moyens de survie.
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Discussion
Voir :
http://www.openenglishworld.com/business-jargon/business-jar...
https://www.press.umich.edu/183656/eat_what_you_kill