vivre sa vie à fond
To live life to the fullest in French is vivre sa vie à fond.
This phrase is used to express the idea of experiencing as many exciting things as possible and making the most of one's time. It often relates to seeking adventure, discovery, joy or happiness.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase vivre sa vie à fond is colloquial. For a more formal and elegant way to express the same sentiment, you can use profiter pleinement de la vie, which translates to enjoying life to the fullest.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase vivre sa vie à fond, the possessive adjective sa (one's) must agree with the subject. For example, if you are talking about many people living their lives to the fullest, you would say vivre leur vie à fond.
Did you know?
- The word vivre shares an ancient Indo-European root with the English word 'quick', which originally meant 'living' or 'alive'.
- The phrase à fond is often used to describe a car's accelerator pedal being pushed all the way to the floor, meaning to drive at top speed.
- In casual French, à fond can function as a standalone intensifier similar to 'totally' or 'absolutely' to agree with a statement.
Examples in context
- Je veux profiter pleinement de chaque instant de ma vie et embrasser toutes les nouvelles aventures avec joie et bonheur.I want to fully enjoy every moment of my life and embrace all new adventures with joy and happiness.
- Il faut vivre sa vie à fond !You have to live life to the fullest!
- Elle veut vivre sa vie à fond.She wants to live life to the fullest.
- Il est temps de vivre sa vie à fond.It is time to live life to the fullest.
Example conversation
Gabriel and Emma are discussing their travel plans.
- GabrielJe veux voyager et vivre sa vie à fond.I want to travel and live life to the fullest.
- EmmaC'est une excellente idée, Gabriel.That is an excellent idea, Gabriel.
- GabrielOn devrait partir ensemble, Emma.We should leave together, Emma.
- EmmaOui, vivons sa vie à fond !Yes, let's live life to the fullest!
