Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Haitian-Creole term or phrase:
groses bises
English translation:
Sweet kisses!
Added to glossary by
Letspeak
Dec 10, 2002 18:07
21 yrs ago
Haitian-Creole term
B
groses bises
Non-PRO
Haitian-Creole to English
Other
closing of a letter
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Sweet kisses! |
Letspeak
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| 5 +3 | gwo bo / anpil ti bo |
CHENOUMI (X)
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| 1 | big kisses (for you) |
Cris Hirzoiu
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
Selected
Sweet kisses!
A nicer way to say it in English.
Please note that the request should have been for an English translation from French and not Haitian Creole.
The correct French spelling: grosses bises.
Please note that the request should have been for an English translation from French and not Haitian Creole.
The correct French spelling: grosses bises.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for responding to my request. Because of the mispelling I was unable to determine that it was French. The individual who wrote it is Haitian and speaks Creole, so I went with that. I appreciate you clarifying it for me.
Thank you so much!"
31 mins
Cris Hirzoiu
Austria
Austria
Austria
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, German to Romanian, and 2 more.
big kisses (for you)
OK
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
sweety100982
: what means Map fe sa wa relem lew kapab pase yon bonne mit
1879 days
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+3
45 mins
gwo bo / anpil ti bo
Haitian Creole:
M'ap voye gwo bo pou ou.
M'ap voye anpil ti bo pou ou. (Here "ti" is not an usual diminutive but expresses affection).
French:
"grosses bises" is French.
English:
In English the closing salutation is usually:
Hugs and Kisses.
HTH in the 3 languages ! :)
M'ap voye gwo bo pou ou.
M'ap voye anpil ti bo pou ou. (Here "ti" is not an usual diminutive but expresses affection).
French:
"grosses bises" is French.
English:
In English the closing salutation is usually:
Hugs and Kisses.
HTH in the 3 languages ! :)
Peer comment(s):
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FPE
: Excellent!
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Thanks Florence.
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sktrans
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Thanks Sktrans.
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| disagree |
Letspeak
: Simply because the request is for an English translation
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| agree |
Karlo (X)
: Perfect in 3 languages. The asker is wrong not you.
8 days
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| agree |
MichelBah (X)
: Perfect translations.
8 days
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