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09 Nov 01 - 10:27 AM (#588972) Subject: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: GUEST,Santa's little helper I'm a Mudcat member, but I'm creating this thread as a GUEST because I want to make a Christmas present for a friend who looks at the Forum occasionally, so I need to be a little bit secretive at the moment. For this present, I need to have a phrase translated from English into French. Don't worry, it's not anything mean or derogatory, just the name of something. If you can help me, please post your name to this thread and I will send you a PM (Private Message) with the phrase for you to translate. Thank you in advance! Santa's Little Helper |
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09 Nov 01 - 10:38 AM (#588982) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Malcolm Douglas There are quite a few people round here who could do it. I'm one, though a little rusty these days. |
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09 Nov 01 - 11:06 AM (#588993) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Mark Clark Try AltaVista's Babel Fish site. They do a reasonable job of translating between several languages. - Mark |
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09 Nov 01 - 12:02 PM (#589023) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: GUEST,Santa's little helper OK Malcolm, if you're willing to give it a go, I'll PM you! Thanks. Mark, thank you for the suggestion, but I don't trust Babel Fish for common phrases that may not translate literally. For example, I tried to have it translate "thank you very much" into Spanish and got "gracias mucho" instead of the proper "muchas gracias" (reason: "muchas gracias" literally means "many thanks"). And asking for a Spanish translation of "Who are you?" got me a three-word phrase in three different tenses! So, I think it's safer to ask people who know the language and its idioms and idiosyncrasies, in order to make sure the French version of the phrase in question will be accurate. As Malcolm says, there are several people here who are up to the task – Canadian 'catters and maybe others too. If anyone else cares to take a stab at this, please sign up! Santa's Little Helper |
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09 Nov 01 - 12:13 PM (#589032) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: simon-pierre French is my first language, PM me if you still need help. |
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09 Nov 01 - 12:57 PM (#589055) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Clinton Hammond Je parle francais comme Joe Clark.... sad, but all too true... |
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09 Nov 01 - 01:11 PM (#589065) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: simon-pierre Joe Who? :-) |
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09 Nov 01 - 01:13 PM (#589067) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Clinton Hammond Yer a lucky lucky man sp!! LOL!!!!! |
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09 Nov 01 - 01:57 PM (#589091) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Mrrzy Moi aussi! MP-ez moi! (See, I can even conjugate PM in French, and be polite too!) Especially since, if I recall aright, simon-pierre is actually Québécois, hee hee! |
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09 Nov 01 - 03:35 PM (#589177) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: GUEST,Santa's little helper Mrrzy: You're an Aussie? Here I thought you were an American – – Oh! It's French! ;^) This is why I need help! PMs will be going out as soon as I can get the computer to cooperate. Thanks, everyone! Santa's Little Helper |
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09 Nov 01 - 03:41 PM (#589186) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Kim C I know a little, probably not as much as Simon-Pierre or Mrrzy............. |
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09 Nov 01 - 03:42 PM (#589187) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: GUEST,French Guest Hello Santa's little helper I am French and would be pleased to help you, if you still need a translation. A bientôt |
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09 Nov 01 - 04:13 PM (#589219) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Sorcha Santa's Helper--I believe aussi means also. |
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09 Nov 01 - 04:39 PM (#589238) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Helen Mrrzy, are you saying that Simon-Pierre is a 'cute' Quebecois? Helen |
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09 Nov 01 - 04:51 PM (#589245) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: simon-pierre That's not what I read, but if you want... |
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09 Nov 01 - 05:18 PM (#589264) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: GUEST,Santa's little helper To French Guest: Thank you for joining in with the offers of help! Unfortunately, here on the thread I dare not type the phrase I need translated, because if my friend happens to read it the surprise will be spoiled! This is also the reason I have "logged out" of my Mudcat membership temporarily, so my name will not be seen here. I can contact you privately only if you are a Mudcat member. If you would like to become a member, please click on "Membership" at the very top of this page, fill out the form and follow the instructions. Then post here again so that the heading of your post will include your new Mudcat nickname, and I will send you a Private Message. Thanks! PM's have gone out to Malcolm Douglas, simon-pierre, Mrrzy and Kim C. Clinton Hammond, Sorcha and Helen: do you want a PM about this? Please tell me, if so. Thanks again to all, S.L. Helper :–) |
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09 Nov 01 - 05:40 PM (#589278) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: simon-pierre response sent |
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09 Nov 01 - 05:50 PM (#589285) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: mooman PM me also if you need to...we live in Belgium and are reasonably comfortable with French. mooman |
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09 Nov 01 - 06:03 PM (#589296) Subject: RE: Help: Speak French? Pls translate phrase From: Noreen Je pense que simon-pierre a ces choses 'all sewn up' :0) Noreen |