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French to English
Here, some contributors ask questions about translations of French words and phrases. Other contributors answer with the range of possible answers in English. Translation is not always direct, literal, or obvious from French into English!
14,102 Questions
What does quel mois sommes nous mean?
"Quel mois sommes-nous" is a French expression that translates to "What month are we in?" It is used to inquire about the current month or to confirm the date.
What is 'dossier' when translated from French to English?
"Chair back," "file," and "folder" are literal English equivalents -- according to context -- of the French word dossier. The pronunciation of the masculine singular noun will be "do-syey" in French.
What does j'habite avec ma mean?
It means "I live with my" in French. The preposition "avec" means "with" and "ma" is the possessive adjective meaning "my" (feminine form).
What is 'Je voudrais aller en Espagne' when translated from French to English?
"I'd like to go to Spain" is a literal English equivalent of the French phrase Je voudrais aller en Espagne. The pronunciation of the present conditional in the first person singular will be "zhuh voo-dreh-za-ley aw-neh-span" in French.
What is the meaning of tu fais quelle filiere in English?
"Tu fais quelle filière?" in English means "What major are you studying?" It is a commonly used question to ask someone about the academic field or program they are pursuing.
What does 'Quel ocean est a l'est de notre pays' mean?
This means "Which ocean is to the east of our country" in French.
What is 'la cousine' when translated from French to English?
"The (female) cousin" is a literal English equivalent of the French phrase la cousine. The pronunciation will be "la koo-zeen" in French.
What is 'Et toi tu t'appelles comment' when translated from French to English?
Et toi, tu t'appelles comment? in French is "And you, what is your name?" in English.
The phrase "how are you" is translated to "comment allez-vous" in French.
What does the French acronym HAS mean?
HAS stands for Haute Autorité de Santé, which is the French National Authority for Health. It is an independent public authority that contributes to guaranteeing the quality, safety, and efficiency of health products and services in France.
What does the French word soin mean?
Soin means "care" in English. When used as a plural, "soins" often means medical care.
What is the pronunciation of the French phrase 'J'aime les couchers de soleil'?
"I love sunsets" is an English equivalents of the French phrase J'aime les couchers de soleil.
Specifically, the subject pronoun je* is "I." The present indicative verb aime means "(I) am loving, do love, love." The feminine/masculine plural definite article les means "the." The masculine noun couchersmeans "bedtimes" in this context. The preposition de means "of." The masculine noun soleil translates as "sun."
The pronunciation will be "zhehm ley koo-shey duh so-ley" in French.
*The terminal vowel drops -- and is replaced by an apostrophe -- before a noun whose spelling begins with a vowel.
"les" is a definite article, translated by "the". It is used as the plural of "le" (masculine), la (feminine), l' (apostrophe, used in both masculine or feminine, but before a vowel sound).
La voiture (singular, feminine: the car) > les voitures vont vite (the cars are going fast)
le chien aboie > les chiens aboient (the dog is barking > the dogs are barking)
Mon cahier de [...] means "my [...] notebook" in English.
Both Je n'aime pas manger de salade and Je n'aime pas manger de la salade can be correct.
Specifically, the subject pronoun je is "I." The negative construction ne*...pas means "not." The present infinitive manger means "to eat." The partitive de means "some" in positive constructions and "not any" in negative constructions. The feminine singular definite article la means "the." The feminine noun saladetranslates as "salad." Both phrases will convey in their entirety as "I don't like to eat salad." But the inclusion of the definite article la also will express particular dislike over eating some of a particular salad.
The pronunciation will be "zhuh nehm pah maw-zhey duh sah-lahd" and "zhuh nehm pah maw-zhey duh lah sah-lahd" in French.
*The vowel drops -- and is replaced by an apostrophe -- before a verb whose spelling begins with a vowel.
Is the French phrase 'Je déteste' feminine?
No, the French phrase Je déteste is not feminine.
Specifically, the French language does not differentiate in gender for the first ("I" in the singular, "we" in the plural) and second ("you" in the singular, "you all" in the plural) person points of view. The subject pronoun je merely means "I," with no gender implied. The present indicative verb déteste translates as "(I) am detesting, detest, do detest."
The pronunciation will be "zhuh dey-tehst" in French.
What does donc un bref bonne nuit et je suis au lit mean in French?
Donc EN bref, bonne nuit et je suis au lit means "So, in short, (I wish you) a good night and I'm in bed."
What does souhaitez vous mean?
"Souhaitez vous" is a French phrase that translates to "do you wish" or "do you want" in English. It is often used to ask someone what they desire or what they would like.
