Nov 5, 2003 16:45
20 yrs ago
French term
Rose
C’est grâce à Christophe Colomb qui fit connaître l’ananas, c’est aujourd’hui l’
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French to English
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C’est grâce à Christophe Colomb qui fit connaître l’ananas, c’est aujourd’hui l’un des fruit les plus dégusté dans le monde
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33 mins
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We have Christopher Columbus to thank for introducing us to what is one of the
most popular fruits in the world today.
In marketing, you don't want to start out with the French-sounding
It's thanks to
OR due to etc
We have x to thank is more elegant and streamlined and direct
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Note added at 2003-11-05 17:38:13 (GMT)
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Experienced marketing writer
In marketing, you don't want to start out with the French-sounding
It's thanks to
OR due to etc
We have x to thank is more elegant and streamlined and direct
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Note added at 2003-11-05 17:38:13 (GMT)
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Experienced marketing writer
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Kitti Moonli (X)
: This sounds very natural.
1 hr
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Sandrine PIERRON
2 hrs
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awilliams
: hurray. Reads like English!
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I am getting a little annoyed at the AWFUL mistakes in English and thinking of purposely doing the same in Spanish so people can see for themselves ...
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Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
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writeaway
: you could pass as a native speaker! ;-)
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louisajay
15 hrs
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Carolingua
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2 mins
French term (edited):
C�est gr�ce � Christophe Colomb qui fit conna�tre l�ananas, c�est aujourd�hui l�
All due acknowledgement to Christopher Columbus who first introduced the pineapple,
now one of the most frequently consumed fruit in the world
2 mins
Manuel Plaza
Spain
Spain
Spain
20 years in international programs
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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25
It's thanks to Christopher Colombus who made us know the pineapples, which are todays
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Emérentienne
: to make us know ???
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Dorota Cooper
1 min
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Sandrine PIERRON
: not THE pineapples: pienapples
2 hrs
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writeaway
: sorry, but 100% confidence is really too much-the English is not at all idiomatic. "made us know the pineapples" is not English.
2 hrs
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: it's agrammatical I'm afraid
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28 mins
French term (edited):
C�est gr�ce � Christophe Colomb qui fit conna�tre l�ananas, c�est aujourd�hui l�
Thanks to C.C. who discovered the pineapple, it is today one of the most popular fruit worldwide
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Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: encore une fois, c'est le sens mais pas le style; est-ce que vous trouvez le style en français mauvais en soi, comme rédaction marketing?
34 mins
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Sandrine PIERRON
2 hrs
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Carolingua
: one of the most popular fruitS worldwide (add the "s")
1 day 3 hrs
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3 hrs
Jacques Saleh
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Law/Investments/Finance (PhD & MBA)
Native in: English , Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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169
Thanks to C.C., who introduced pineapple, it is nowadays/currently one of the fruits that is most...
or: Thanks to Christoph Columbus, who introduced/brought pineapple to the world, it is nowadays/currently/presently one of the fruits that...
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: brought pineapple tot he world?
1 hr
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