Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
even if only a little
French translation:
ne fût-ce/ne serait-ce que brièvement
English term
It has been a pleasure getting to know you—even if only a little.
Apr 13, 2011 07:19: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Apr 13, 2011 07:59: GILLES MEUNIER changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Apr 18, 2011 09:04: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/8485">Paul García's</a> old entry - "It has been a pleasure getting to know you—even if only a little."" to ""ne fût-ce/ne serait-ce que brièvement""
Non-PRO (3): SJLD, marie-christine périé, GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
ne fût-ce/ne serait-ce que brièvement
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Native in: French 
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Ce fut un plaisir d'avoir fait votre connaissance ... même un peu.
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Native in: French , Greek
Works in: English to French, Greek to French
Enchanté(e) d'avoir fait votre connaissance .....
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La combinaison des deux réponses précédentes - au présent comme suggéré par Tony, comme il s'agit d'un dialogue d'aujourd'hui, éviter le passé-simple - me semble très bonne:
C'est un plaisir d'avoir fait votre connaissance ........ ne serait-ce que brièvement
C'est un plaisir d'avoir fait votre/ta connaissance, ne fut-ce que brièvement...
"ne fut-ce que brièvement" reste assez neutre et formel. On pourrait donner quelques autres options, selon le contexte.
| agree |
Tony M
: Thanks for backing me up! It seems to me that if we use the past, it's like saying in EN "It used to be a pleasure to know you (but now I hate you)"!
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| neutral |
Odile Raymond
: ne fût-ce que...
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More than 21 years of experience...
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Dutch to French, French to English, and 1 more.
ce fut un réel plaisir de vous rencontrer, même si ce fut bref
C'est ce que je dirais de manière naturelle !!
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