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Sentence #1346485

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Eldad Eldad January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012 at 2:54:10 AM UTC link Permalink

@Needs Native Check.

sacredceltic sacredceltic October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016 at 4:04:17 PM UTC link Permalink

Personally, I perceive [eng]nice as = [fra]chouette/chic/sympa

Note that we don't say « un homme chouette / chic (in this last case except when it means classy/well dressed.)
to mean "a nice person/guy/man" we say : « un chic type/gars » (only in this order) or « un chouette type/gars » or « un type/gars chouette » (I don't say it this way myself) or « un type/gars sympa » (only in this order)
Note that the order changes according to whether the adjective ends up with a vowel sound or a consonant sound. In the case of « chouette », it can be interpreted as ending either with a consonant sound (that is my case) or a vowel sound.
« gars » would apply only to a men up to his late 30s, since this is the diminutive of « garçon » which used to mean "an unmarried young man"...Past 40 years old, every Frenchman becomes a « type », whether they're married or not.

I perceive [fra]gentil = [eng]kind.

However, it might be that in English, under certain circumstances, "nice" and "kind" might be perceived as strictly equivalent. I'm not sure, only a native could tell.

The German sentence uses "höflicher" which sounds to me as meaning "polite" and thus not being a correct translation for the French. Maybe my perception is too narrow...

sacredceltic sacredceltic October 21, 2016 October 21, 2016 at 4:09:10 PM UTC link Permalink

I see that Marcelostockle linked the German to the French sentence.
That reminds me that he used to have linking frenzies in languages that he is not native nor very proficient in.
I suggest all links by him should be reviewed, especially when it comes to links outside his native language.
I unlink it.

Yemana Yemana January 26, 2017 January 26, 2017 at 12:20:09 AM UTC link Permalink

qu'il est => que c'est

sacredceltic sacredceltic January 26, 2017 January 26, 2017 at 3:51:44 AM UTC link Permalink

@Yemana

Cette forme-ci est en fait davantage correcte...

Yemana Yemana January 26, 2017 January 26, 2017 at 5:55:37 AM UTC link Permalink

@sacredceltic

Pas selon moi :
"C'est un homme gentil." => "Tout le monde dit que c'est un homme gentil."

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1346475Everybody says he's a nice person..

Tout le monde dit qu'il est un homme gentil.

added by Eldad, January 9, 2012

linked by Eldad, January 9, 2012

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