Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
on ne sait jamais
English translation:
you never can tell / you never know
Added to glossary by
luskie
Jun 6, 2002 12:39
22 yrs ago
French term
kerry snellgrove
on ne sait jamais
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
think it may mean you never know??????
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
May 31, 2010 07:37: luskie changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
+3
32 mins
luskie
Works in field
Selected
you never can tell
it's idiomatic
or: you never know
or: you never know
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you had rough idea what it meant but needed clarification......once again thank you"
+4
0 min
one never knows/we will never know
-
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Florence Bremond
: ok pour le premier (one never knows) - l'autre serait "on ne saura jamais"
15 mins
|
|
merci Oddie
|
|
| agree |
Karin Dyson
45 mins
|
|
merci Karin
|
|
| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: this is correct: for the record: "on" can be: one, I, or we or you
50 mins
|
|
thanks Jane, you are right. in US tend to use YOU a lot, but less elegant, n'est-ce pas?
|
|
| agree |
Enza Longo
2 hrs
|
+13
3 mins
you never know
Your answer is correct too.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Suzanne Le Brock
4 mins
|
| agree |
spencer
7 mins
|
| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
10 mins
|
| agree |
DPolice
12 mins
|
| agree |
Florence Bremond
: oui aussi
14 mins
|
| agree |
Martine Etienne
25 mins
|
| agree |
Teletariat
26 mins
|
| agree |
FionaBrind
35 mins
|
| agree |
Sarah Ponting
45 mins
|
| agree |
ninasc (X)
46 mins
|
| agree |
Marney Ogle
47 mins
|
| agree |
Paul Mably (X)
2 hrs
|
| agree |
Alexandra Harmer
: that's it
5 hrs
|
4 mins
They never know
or
perhaps may mean
They never understand
perhaps may mean
They never understand
1 day 2 hrs
one never knows, you never can tell, it's impossible to say...
all of hte answers you've received are correct. go with your gut on what fits best in context!
Something went wrong...