Re: Oooooo! I hates that varmint! Attn: Dutch speakers
| From: | Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 5, 2002, 6:51 |
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En réponse à "Douglas Koller, Latin & French" <latinfrench@...>:
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> I should think a hearty "je vous en prie" would hit closer to the
> mark in spirit in this instance, though "s'il vous plaît" is a word
> for word of "alstublieft".
>
But "je vous en prie" in French means primarily "you're welcome", which is as
far as I know no possible translation of Dutch "alsjeblieft" ("you're welcome"
in Dutch is commonly "graag gedaan" - a "throat-twister" for most
foreigners ;))) ). The only other use of "je vous en prie" I can think of
translates English "go ahead" or "do as you please". In no case I know "je vous
en prie" can be equivalent of Dutch "alsjeblieft", while "s'il te plaît" is the
main equivalent.
Christophe.
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