Je suis gentil. et tu as interet a l'etre tout autant

English translation: and it is in your interest to be equally nice/kind (literal rendering)

13:26 Jul 27, 2006

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: Je suis gentil. et tu as interet a l'etre tout autant

What does the second sentence mean?

Heather Simon KudoZ activity Questions: 7 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0 France
Local time: 19:08

English translation:and it is in your interest to be equally nice/kind (literal rendering)

Explanation:
along the lines of : I'm being nice to you and if I were you I would be nice in return/back (veiled threat)

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-07-27 13:31:02 GMT)
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and if you've got any sense, you'll be nice too

Selected response from:

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 19:08

Grading comment

That's great. Although I hope it wasn't a veiled threat. This is a very good friend of mine!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +10

and it is in your interest to be equally nice/kind (literal rendering)

CMJ_Trans (X)

4 +4

... and you had better be, as well.

Laurel Clausen

I'm a nice person, and...

Jeffrey Lewis

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

... and you had better be, as well.

Explanation:
or something along those lines, depending on context

Laurel Clausen
United States
Local time: 12:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 9

3 mins confidence:

I'm a nice person, and...

Explanation:
it would be in your interest to be nice, too.

(to be the same)

Jeffrey Lewis
United States
Local time: 12:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

and it is in your interest to be equally nice/kind (literal rendering)

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 231

Grading comment

That's great. Although I hope it wasn't a veiled threat. This is a very good friend of mine!

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