a little bit at a time

[hank122s]

Greetings all, I am new to posting but have used the reference a few times and appreciate everyone's help here.

My question is that I am trying to write the French equivalent of the sentence;

"One reveals (or shares) some things from the heart a little bit at a time."
I'm stuck on the "at a time" part and maybe the whole thing doesn't seem right either. What would be the best way to express the thought behind this sentence? I have so far this;

"On revele quelques choses du coeur un peu à temps"

Thanks for any help.

Hank

 

[afilnit]

"One reveals (or shares) some things from the heart a little bit at a time."
=
"On révèle parfois un peu certaines choses (venant) du coeur"
or
"Il arrive d'un peu révéler certaines choses (venant) du coeur"
or
"Il peut arriver d'un peu révéler certaines choses (venant) du coeur"


I'd like to translate "at a time" like "sometimes", "at one moment" ; like it can going on, it can occur that...

 

[Kelly B]

I'm not sure what to do with at a time by itself, but for a little bit at a time I'd usually choose peu à peu (little by little).

 

[rsweet]

Couldn't "au fur et à mésure" work here?

 

[hank122s]

Thank you both for the help. I think I am trying for something with the "little by little" idea. Could I say it this way;

On révèle parfois, peu à peu, certaines choses (venant) du coeur ?

 

[hank122s]

Couldn't "au fur et à mésure" work here?

That might work too, thanks.

 

[Mauricet]

Je traduirais a little bit at a time, comme little by little, par petit à petit. "Il y a des choses, venant du coeur, qu'on ne partage que petit à petit".

 

[afilnit]

Yes, I think too that "a little bit at a time" means "petit à petit", in this case anyway.

So :
- "Il y a certaines choses (venant) du coeur qu'on ne révèle que petit à petit".
- "Il y a certaines choses (venant) du coeur que l'on ne révèle que petit à petit".

 

[hank122s]

Thanks to all for the help with this! The words have now been written and delivered. =)

regards,
Hank

 

[Souxie]

"One reveals (or shares) some things from the heart a little bit at a time."

Je traduirais par:

Certains ne révèlent ce qu'ils ont au fond du cœur que petit à petit.

 

[afilnit]

Très bonne option aussi