Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
gift certificate
French translation:
... un certificat-cadeau ...
Added to glossary by
Jean-Claude Gouin
Feb 17, 2005 12:13
19 yrs ago
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English term
Jane Constant
gift certificate
Non-PRO
English to French
Bus/Financial
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Shopping
Should 'gift certificate' be translated literally to 'certificat de cadeau' in French? Do the Quebecois and the French even give gift certificates like Americans do? Thanks a lot!
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 | ... un certificat cadeau ... |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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| 4 +3 | chèque cadeau |
NathalieVVT (X)
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| 5 +2 | chèque-cadeau |
Nina Khmielnitzky
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| 4 +2 | bon-cadeau |
GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Selected
... un certificat cadeau ...
C'est ce qu'on dit au Canada français.
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Note added at 2005-02-17 15:14:58 (GMT)
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Nina a raison. C\'est certificat-cadeau avec un trait d\'union.
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Note added at 2005-02-17 15:14:58 (GMT)
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Nina a raison. C\'est certificat-cadeau avec un trait d\'union.
Peer comment(s):
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Nina Khmielnitzky
: N'oubliez pas le trait d'union
32 mins
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Vous avez absolument raison, Nina. Merci.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the Canadian French translation!"
+2
1 min
bon-cadeau
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Note added at 2005-02-17 12:15:59 (GMT)
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Convertissez votre bon-cadeau. ... Veuillez vous rendre à la boutique AstroShop et commander
l’article pour lequel vous souhaitez utiliser le bon-cadeau. ...
www.astro.com/prod/pr_gc2_f.htm - 19k
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Note added at 2005-02-17 12:15:59 (GMT)
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Convertissez votre bon-cadeau. ... Veuillez vous rendre à la boutique AstroShop et commander
l’article pour lequel vous souhaitez utiliser le bon-cadeau. ...
www.astro.com/prod/pr_gc2_f.htm - 19k
+3
7 mins
chèque cadeau
I think it's the most widely used. 445 000 entries in google.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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CMJ_Trans (X)
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Thanks
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| neutral |
Nina Khmielnitzky
: Don't forget the hyphen
2 mins
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Thanks for the hyphen
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| agree |
MaudD
: c'est le terme le plus utilisé en France
2 hrs
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Merci
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roneill
8 hrs
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Thank You
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9 mins
Nina Khmielnitzky
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
Certified translator, Eng-Canadian Fr
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
chèque-cadeau
It depends on the choice made by stores to call these. Although Termium and GDT do not recommand the use of "certificat-cadeau", I have seen it used often in stores. But I would go with "chèque-cadeau".
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