as if that were anything to write home about

[Alpheratz]

Hi again,

Do you know this expression ?

A woman is speaking about a writers' group :

Dreamers, the whole lot of them. All with the design of becoming the next Catherine Hallow, as if her life is anything to write home about. Did you know that Catherine Hallow killed someone when she was in her teens ?

I translated : comme si son existence était enviable de quelque façon que ce soit.

What do you think of this ?

 

[Gil]

My try:
comme si sa vie était une inspiration pour écrire à sa mère

 

[Sel&poivre]

Bonjour !

Une définition (et origine) ici.
La proposition de Gil est donc une traduction un peu littérale.

Votre proposition me semble coller.

 

[Shang Qin Li]

"... comme s'il pouvait y avoir quoi que soit dans sa vie qui vaille la peine d'être écrit.."

 

[viera]

nothing to write home about
This expression means boring, not exciting. I particularly enjoyed using it when I was a student away at university.

My suggestion:
comme si son existence avait le moindre intérêt

 

[Gil]

nothing to write home about
This expression means boring, not exciting. I particularly enjoyed using it when I was a student away at university.

My suggestion:
comme si son existence avait le moindre intérêt

Et c'est concis en plus

 

[Alpheratz]

Thanks to all, in particular Sel et Poivre for his link to Answers.com, because it's always interesting to know the origins of an expression.

 

[wildan1]

ça ne casse pas des briques