Any French speakers around at the mo?

[ThomCat]

If so, would you be able to put this into Frnech for me pleae? (Daren't use bablefish again!)

Dear Christophe

Further to your correspondence with Julien at the French Institute, The Times newspaper wish to ask you the following question:

What are your top 5 favourite films, and why are they your favourites?

Many thanks.
Kind regards -

[marthamoo]

le snog?

[ThomCat]

errrrrrrr, is that your attempt at translating for me?!! I don't speak french but soemhow don't think 'le snog' is the translation for all of the above!!!!!!!

[NotQuiteCockney]

My french is a bit uneven, and I can't do accents, but the following will certainly be understood ... I generally prefix anything I write with "Je m'excuse pour mon Francais.", which means, I'm sorry for my French.

Cher (e takes accent grave) Christophe,

Suite a (accent grave) votre correspondance avec Julien a (accent grave) l'Institut Francais (c needs cedilla), le journal The Times aimerait vous demander:

Quels sont votre cinq films favourit, et pourquoi?

Merci beaucoups,

[marthamoo]

The last French translation question was someone wanting to know the French for snog. And I said le snog. It isn't though. Sorry - lack of sleep has sent me silly today.

Cher Christophe,

Apres votre conversation avec Julien a la institute de Francais, Le Heures voulez parle vous le quelquefois questionnaire:

Quelle est votre favourable le films et porquoi?


WARNING - do not use this, I cannot speak French!

[marthamoo]

Hey, I don't think I did too badly!

[NotQuiteCockney]

Oh, checking babelfish, the first bit should say "poser la question suivante", rather than "demander", which does sound better. And they're spelling favourite "favoris", which a websearch confirms is right.

[ThomCat]

thank you notquite cockney.

Marthamoo - you are madder than mad!!!!!!!

Oh no - meant to say something else.

How do you say:
"THE DEADLINE FOR THIS IS WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY SO PLEASE, IF POSSIBLE, COULD YOU EMAIL BACK YOUR ANSWERS BY TOMORROW THE 22ND.

[marthamoo]

Oh I forgot cinq. Which is odd because I've been waiting in for one all day. A sink I mean. Not a cinq. Oh God I need a drink...

[NotQuiteCockney]

Sorry, I'd do:

Cher Christophe

Suite à votre correspondance avec Julien à l'institut français, le journal The Times aimerait vous poser le question suivante:

Quels sont vos cinq films de favoris, et pourquoi sont elles vos favoris?

Merci beaucoups ...

[ThomCat]

you need a drink, or you've had a drink?????
L&LoL!

[marthamoo]

Le line du mort est mercredi 23 fevrier, s'il vous plait email votre responses vrai vrai vrai!

[ThomCat]

How about the deadline bit NQC?

[NotQuiteCockney]

Hmm, not sure about deadline ... I'd definately insert the "Je m'excuse pour mon Francais" note then, and add:

On a besoin d'un reponse vite, parce que on veut utiliser ca dans le journal Mercredi le 23 février. Donc, pouvez-vous nous donner un reponse par email demain, le 22nd?

[cornfield]

Cher Christophe

a vous correspondance avec Julien a la Institute de la Francais, le voudrais a vous le .

Que sommes tus * cinq filmes favorites et ** etes elles son favorite?

Merci beaucoup


you can tell how long ago did french, sorry don't know newspaper, ask, why, following,top. Hope you get some help

[NotQuiteCockney]

NB: My French isn't great, but it's comprehensible. Ooh, are you sure you'd use his first name? I've been vousvoying, coz I'm twitchy about that, but first name generally = tutoying. Well, anyway, you can't err by being too formal with these things ...

[NotQuiteCockney]

Oh, ca takes a cedilla. Must learn those codes, I can only remember how to do é.

I did used to work as a translator, but always French->English, and always with the help of my (now ex-)dp.

[ThomCat]

Oh well, it's gone now, thank you SO much.
TC xxx

[marthamoo]

It's vite not vrai, isn't it?

So deadline isn't le line du mort ?

[pupuce]

Thomcat - you have silly deadlines...

BTW it's certainly completely understandable...

Quels sont vos cinq films préférés?
(it's a "masculin")

Nous avons besoin de cette information pour le mercredi 23 au plus tard, si vous pouviez m'envoyer la réponse par e-mail pour le 22 ce serait fort apprécié.

[PhDMumof1]

Dear Christophe CHER CHRISTOPHE

Further to your correspondence with Julien at the French Institute, The Times newspaper wish to ask you the following question:

SUITE A VOTRE CORRESPONDANCE PAR EMAIL / LETTRE AVEC JULIEN DE L'INSTITUT FRANCAIS {C CEDILLA}, THE TIMES VOUDRAIT VOUS POSER LA QUESTION SUIVANTE:

What are your top 5 favourite films, and why are they your favourites?

QUELS SONT VOS CINQ FILMS PREFERES? POURRIEZ-VOUS DIRE POURQUOI ILS SONT VOS PREFERES?
Many thanks.
Kind regards -
JE VOUS REMERCIE ENORMEMENT {E ACUTE FOR 2ND E}DE VOTRE TRES GENTILLE ATTENTION, ET JE VOUS ENVOIE LES SALUTS LES PLUS CORDIALS DE L'OUTRE-MANCHE!


Sorry this is very late, but be aware that I am The Tops at this kind of thing. So ask me again 'cos I lurve translating stuff. (I am trilingual French / Italian / English so any of those 3 are no problem). PS The arrogance is my French half.

[PhDMumof1]

ah pupuce c'est vachement bien et en plus tres direct - j'avais oublie les accents en prefere - comment tu les fais sur internet??

[pupuce]

les salutations not salut.... other arrogant French speaker

[pupuce]

Mon clavier est mac je tape:
alt et puis "e"

[PhDMumof1]

je n'ai pas un mac .... tant pis

et oui et oui, quelle erreur! il faut bien qu'il y ait des controles (o circumflex) de qualite (e acute), meme (e circumflex) chez Maman-net

[pupuce]

tu pourrais écrire en word et là il y a la possibilité d'ajouter des accents à tue-tête !!! hihihi