Anyone fluent in French

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funkyboogalooo

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1,844 posts

283 months

Monday 13th July 2009
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I wonder if anyone here is fluent in French and could do some translation for me? I need to get a letter to a builder in France and the person who used to do my translation is no longer around. Will gladly pay. I would pay a company but unfortunately they have very large minimum orders and i dont have that much to do.
Cheers
Mike
Mike

Stevenj214

4,941 posts

243 months

Monday 13th July 2009
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Not fluent, but if you don't find anyone else, you're pressed for time and you're happy enough to just get your point across, I can help.

SGirl

7,922 posts

276 months

Monday 13th July 2009
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How much text is it, Mike? I might be able to help. Or I might know someone else who can.

ETA: Oh, you want it translated from English to French? Not me then, I only translate into English. But I know a girl who might be able to do it for a small fee.

Edited by SGirl on Monday 13th July 19:17

Marcellus

7,189 posts

234 months

Monday 13th July 2009
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if you want to email it through we can have a look for you!!

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

270 months

Monday 13th July 2009
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Gettez votres fingers out immediatement, et gettez on avec le job, vous cheese eating surrender monkeys...


Where do I send the bill...?

ali_kat

32,075 posts

236 months

Monday 13th July 2009
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shout Oi Escargot & Kermit, the man here needs some help biggrin

funkyboogalooo

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Monday 13th July 2009
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Thanks all. It wont be any more than half a sheet of A4 (if that).
Its English to French im after
M
ETA im going to draft it up in the morning as i need to look at some invoices first. Basically the builder owes me 500 euros and I need to put something in writing.


Edited by funkyboogalooo on Monday 13th July 20:22

ypauly

15,137 posts

215 months

Monday 13th July 2009
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I work with many french people and could probably get it done gratis, though I am on night shift at the moment so would probably be a couple of days.

funkyboogalooo

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Monday 13th July 2009
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That would be great, no mad rush really.

smifffymoto

5,060 posts

220 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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If you keep it simple Google translate is quite accurate

SGirl

7,922 posts

276 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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smifffymoto said:
If you keep it simple Google translate is quite accurate
Noooo!!! Not if you want to retain any credibility. None of the online translator package thingies are any good. At best, people will laugh at you...

Marcellus

7,189 posts

234 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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smifffymoto said:
If you keep it simple Google translate is quite accurate
DO NOT use them unless you know how to say what you want to say but unsure about the correct tense!!

JJCW

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201 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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mybrainhurts said:
Gettez votres fingers out immediatement, et gettez on avec le job, vous cheese eating surrender monkeys...


Where do I send the bill...?
rofl

That should do it.
Be sure to include a small white flag smile

andy_s

19,710 posts

274 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Send it to me, I'll do it, or at least get my admin guy to do it.

ali_kat

32,075 posts

236 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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WTF has this got to do with Holidays & Travel?


funkyboogalooo

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Tuesday 14th July 2009
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andy_s said:
Send it to me, I'll do it, or at least get my admin guy to do it.
Brill thanks, can you PM me your email address please?
Mike

funkyboogalooo

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Tuesday 14th July 2009
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ali_kat said:
WTF has this got to do with Holidays & Travel?
Where the fk else would you suggest posting it? If i put it in the lounge pretty much guaranteed it would be moved.
Do you have anything usefull to add by the way?

ali_kat

32,075 posts

236 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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funkyboogalooo said:
ali_kat said:
WTF has this got to do with Holidays & Travel?
Where the fk else would you suggest posting it? If i put it in the lounge pretty much guaranteed it would be moved.
Do you have anything usefull to add by the way?
Get a nicer attitude! If you read your thread, you'd notice that I gave a shout out for 2 fluent french speakers yesterday for you!


Marcellus

7,189 posts

234 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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ali_kat said:
funkyboogalooo said:
ali_kat said:
WTF has this got to do with Holidays & Travel?
Where the fk else would you suggest posting it? If i put it in the lounge pretty much guaranteed it would be moved.
Do you have anything usefull to add by the way?
Get a nicer attitude! If you read your thread, you'd notice that I gave a shout out for 2 fluent french speakers yesterday for you!
Ali time you listened to your own advice methinks..... what's this lesson #473 in the "Ali-kat book on how to make friends and influence people?"......

ali_kat

32,075 posts

236 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
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Marcellus said:
ali_kat said:
funkyboogalooo said:
ali_kat said:
WTF has this got to do with Holidays & Travel?
Where the fk else would you suggest posting it? If i put it in the lounge pretty much guaranteed it would be moved.
Do you have anything usefull to add by the way?
Get a nicer attitude! If you read your thread, you'd notice that I gave a shout out for 2 fluent french speakers yesterday for you!
Ali time you listened to your own advice methinks..... what's this lesson #473 in the "Ali-kat book on how to make friends and influence people?"......
Not really Marcellus, I'd tried to be useful 24 hours beforehand, but I hadn't noticed that it was in H&T at the time and when I did I assumed that it had been moved here...