Dec 10, 2012 12:21
11 yrs ago
English term
Merci de ne demander qu'un seul terme à la fois
Non-PRO
English to French
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Linguistics
It was nice to be staying at XXX this summer
séjourner/avoir séjourné!
Facile mais: A quel temps!
Merci pour toute suggestion
séjourner/avoir séjourné!
Facile mais: A quel temps!
Merci pour toute suggestion
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | nous avons passé un agréable séjour |
Tristan Jimenez
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| 1 -1 | il faisait bon séjourner à XXX cet été |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
+2
3 mins
Selected
nous avons passé un agréable séjour
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: or please ask one term at a time.... (editing lessons needed apparently)
1 min
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Thank you Writeway!
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| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
15 hrs
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Merci Gilou !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci"
-1
6 hrs
English term (edited):
It was nice to be staying at XXX this summer
il faisait bon séjourner à XXX cet été
We really need more context, but as this is said to be 'tourism', I suspect an impersonal expression is probably what is needed here.
I'm not sure if it can be quite expressed like this in FR, but I've come across expressions like « Il fait bon vivre à XXX »
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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-12-10 18:38:56 GMT)
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Given this sounds like some sort of marketing text, I strongly suspect this needs more copy(re)writing than mere translation!
I'm not sure if it can be quite expressed like this in FR, but I've come across expressions like « Il fait bon vivre à XXX »
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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-12-10 18:38:56 GMT)
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Given this sounds like some sort of marketing text, I strongly suspect this needs more copy(re)writing than mere translation!
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
GILLES MEUNIER
: C'est un style anachronique
3 days 49 mins
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Merci, Gilles ! Je traduis depuis des années pour un rédacteur qui se veut « cultivé », mais apparemment il est aussi ringard... Autant pour moi, alors, si je copie sur son style ! ;-)
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Discussion
Normally, we might say "It was nice to have stayed at XXX this summer" or else "It was nice staying at XXX this summer" — but the use of 'to be staying' in conjunction with 'was' and 'this summer' could indicate something different; it all depends when the writer is saying this with respect to when the action happened