Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Whatever floats your boat.
French translation:
Si ça vous chante; Si ça vous plaît
Added to glossary by
Marcelle Bethancourt
Apr 21, 2010 20:24
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English term
Panama
15 yrs in legal & business translations
Native in: French (Variant: Swiss) 
Works in: Spanish to French, English to French
Whatever floats your boat.
English to French
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
It's an expression I heard from one of my English teacher at university. Does it mean: Whatever comes to your mind?
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | Si ça vous chante; Si ça vous plaît |
Linda B
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| 4 | à chacun ses goûts |
Hilary Wilson
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| 3 | comme tu veux! |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 3 | "C'est comme vous préférez / C'est vous qui voyez." |
ALIAS trad
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Apr 22, 2010 06:37: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings" , "Field (write-in)" from "Expression" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
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Si ça vous chante; Si ça vous plaît
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C'est à ton goût; C'est comme tu veux.
C'est à ton goût; C'est comme tu veux.
Example sentence:
Example: "I'd rather go on Sunday." Response: "OK, whatever floats your boat." = whatever pleases you
Reference:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=whatever%20floats%20your%20boat
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090429191241AAyBPpC
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Comment: "Merci de ton aide."
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Hilary Wilson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
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French
United Kingdom
Spécialiste en écologie
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English
à chacun ses goûts
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11 hrs
comme tu veux!
"Word/Expression: "Whatever floats your boat."
Quick translation: whatever pleases you
Example: "I'd prefer to go on Sunday." Response: "OK, whatever floats your boat."
http://www.world-english.org/common_phrases.htm
Quick translation: whatever pleases you
Example: "I'd prefer to go on Sunday." Response: "OK, whatever floats your boat."
http://www.world-english.org/common_phrases.htm
1 day 14 hrs
"C'est comme vous préférez / C'est vous qui voyez."
Il me semble qu'il y a l'idée de choix, de préférence dans l'expression anglaise.
"- should i get this or a spider 3 30 watt? same price.....
- watever floats your boat man their both good amps"
(forum) http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_amplifiers/cra...
"I'm straight but I have nothing against gays and bis. Hey, Watever floats your boat!!!"
(blog) http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/?u=4780643
etc.
"- should i get this or a spider 3 30 watt? same price.....
- watever floats your boat man their both good amps"
(forum) http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_amplifiers/cra...
"I'm straight but I have nothing against gays and bis. Hey, Watever floats your boat!!!"
(blog) http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/?u=4780643
etc.
Discussion
http://www.expressio.fr/expressions/vogue-la-galere.php