Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
treasured friend.
French translation:
ami très cher
English term
treasured friend.
4 +5 | ami très cher | gabuss |
5 | ami de toutjours, ami précieux | Irène Guinez |
4 | très grand ami/ami préféré | emiledgar |
4 | ami précieux | Barbara Hoellinger |
3 | inestimable ami | Sébastien GUITTENY |
Mar 3, 2010 11:29: gabuss Created KOG entry
Mar 26, 2010 04:33: Rosa Paredes changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): GILLES MEUNIER, Stéphanie Soudais, Rosa Paredes
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Proposed translations
ami très cher
agree |
Estelle Demontrond-Box
28 mins
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Merci Estelle
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agree |
Geneviève Tardif (X)
37 mins
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Merci Jasmine
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agree |
Sophie Gesbert
8 hrs
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Merci Sophie
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agree |
Stéphanie Bellumat
9 hrs
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Merci Stephanie
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agree |
ALIAS trad
9 hrs
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Merci Alias
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très grand ami/ami préféré
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-02-17 22:28:49 GMT)
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Another possibility: "ami chéri"
ami précieux
C'est un ami précieux
Discussion
"ami très cher"
"ami précieux"
"très grand ami"
"meilleur ami"
"ami auquel (pronoun) tien(s/t) beaucoup"
"excellent ami"
"très bon ami"
Knowing "ami très cher" is a bit formal and oldish.