Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Please take one
French translation:
Servez-vous
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-11-23 19:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
English term
Please take one
Devrais-je dire : « Prenez-en un »
« Servez-vous »
Any idea/suggestions ? Merci !
| 5 +10 | Servez-vous |
Maria Trabichet Ciolte
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| 4 | prenez un, je vous en prie |
Josephine Cassar
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Nov 20, 2012 19:09: Bertrand Leduc changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Nov 24, 2012 07:33: Maria Trabichet Ciolte Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): GILLES MEUNIER, Maria Trabichet Ciolte, Bertrand Leduc
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Proposed translations
France
When Passion meets Professionalism
Native in: Romanian 
, French
Works in: English to French, Romanian to French, English to Romanian, and 1 more.
Servez-vous
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Note added at 14 hrs (2012-11-21 09:16:07 GMT)
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Merci à tous, jamais eu autant de 'agree' :-).
Tony et Josephine: les journaux ou dépliants disponibles gratuitement dans la rue ou ailleurs nous incitent à nous servir: 'servez-vous'. J'en ai toujours pris un seul :-). Très bonne journée à tous.
Malta
12 yrs. experience translating EU stuff
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) , Maltese
Works in: English to Maltese, Italian to Maltese, French to Maltese, and 3 more.
prenez un, je vous en prie
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-11-20 20:58:34 GMT)
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Je vous en prie is a polite form, commonly used
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Tony M
: While not being a native speaker of FR, I can't help feeling that 'prenez un' sounds decidely odd, not to mention 'je vous en prie'. I'm also very dubious as to whether the basic idea would suit the context here.
9 mins
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Je vous en prie means please, I beg you, servez-vous is better, admittedly
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