Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
You bet!
French translation:
Ben quin! Mets-en!
Added to glossary by
Nina Khmielnitzky
Mar 29, 2006 15:02
18 yrs ago
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English term
You bet!
English to French
Other
Slang
No context. Just want to know how you would say it in French and I'm particularly interested in the Quebecois way to say it, if any.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +7 | Ben quin! |
Nina Khmielnitzky
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| 4 +7 | tu parles! |
John Peterson
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| 4 +6 | ben oui! |
NancyLynn
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| 3 +6 | pour sûr! |
Sandra C.
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| 4 +5 | Et comment ! |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | Un peu! |
Miguel Falquez-Certain
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| 4 | un peu mon neveu ! |
lorette
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Proposed translations
+7
28 mins
Nina Khmielnitzky
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
Certified translator, Eng-Canadian Fr
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
Works in: English to French
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Ben quin!
C'est ce que je dirais. La prononciation est plus dure à rendre. Je vais essayer: bain (comme dans prendre un bain) et quin (comme dans "quintessence".
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-03-29 15:34:29 GMT)
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Je dis aussi: "Crisse oui!" ou "Mets-en!"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-29 17:38:22 GMT)
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Crisse oui est un peu vulgaire... cela dépend du contexte.
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-03-29 15:34:29 GMT)
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Je dis aussi: "Crisse oui!" ou "Mets-en!"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-29 17:38:22 GMT)
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Crisse oui est un peu vulgaire... cela dépend du contexte.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jocelyne S
: "Mets-en"
1 hr
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Merci!
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IC --
: ce ne sera pas Christ oui??!! Just curious!
2 hrs
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C'est ce que ça veut dire, mais je l'ai écrit phonétiquement
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Sylvie Pilon (X)
: Oui, en langage très familier. Et crisse n'est pas qu'un peu vulgaire, ça l'est beaucoup, du moins pour moi ! «Mets-en» est bon aussi pour un niveau familier.
2 hrs
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Merci. J'ai essayé d'aborder la question sous différents angles.
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
4 hrs
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Merci!
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| agree |
NancyLynn
: Mets-en Nina !
8 hrs
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Merci!
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| agree |
Alexandre Coutu
: Mets-en - au Québec
1 day 5 hrs
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Merci!
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| agree |
PB Trans
: mets-en
34 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci, Nina!"
+7
4 mins
John Peterson
Native in English
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
tu parles!
One way
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sandra C.
1 min
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Thanks
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| agree |
NancyLynn
7 mins
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Thanks
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Christine Schmit (X)
9 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
Brigitte Albert (X)
14 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
ntaylor (X)
2 hrs
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Thanks
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| agree |
IC --
2 hrs
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Thanks
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Assimina Vavoula
5 hrs
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Thanks
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+6
7 mins
pour sûr!
an old-fashioned expression... ;-)
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-03-29 15:10:33 GMT)
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ou même "bien sûr!", tout simplement. Cela peut évidemment varier selon le contexte.
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-03-29 15:10:33 GMT)
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ou même "bien sûr!", tout simplement. Cela peut évidemment varier selon le contexte.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
NancyLynn
4 mins
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merci Nancy!
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| agree |
Maria Karra
10 mins
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merci Maria
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| agree |
Georges Tocco
29 mins
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merci Georges
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| agree |
ntaylor (X)
2 hrs
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merci ntaylor
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| agree |
IC --
: Interesting!
2 hrs
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merci lcg
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
5 hrs
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merci npapad1
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+5
10 mins
Et comment !
tout dépend du contexte
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
NancyLynn
1 min
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| agree |
ntaylor (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
IC --
2 hrs
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
5 hrs
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| agree |
scooty
1 day 22 hrs
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+6
11 mins
ben oui!
certain!
certainement!
`y a aucun doute!
envoie (toi) (pronounced enouaille-(toi))
and the others suggested too
certainement!
`y a aucun doute!
envoie (toi) (pronounced enouaille-(toi))
and the others suggested too
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nina Khmielnitzky
: D'accord avec "certain!"
21 mins
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| agree |
ntaylor (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
IC --
2 hrs
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| agree |
Sylvie Pilon (X)
: D'accord avec «certain» et «certainement».
3 hrs
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
5 hrs
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| agree |
PB Trans
: ben oui
34 days
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16 mins
Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
Accurate, Fast, Reliable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 15 more.
Un peu!
An option.
32 mins
un peu mon neveu !
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