wazzzzup dude ? long time no see..

French translation: Quoi d'neuf mec! Ca fait longtemps!

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English term or phrase:wazzzuupp dude? Long time no see...
French translation:Quoi d'neuf mec! Ca fait longtemps!
Entered by: Russ

15:12 Oct 23, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: wazzzzup dude ? long time no see..
Wazzzupp dude? Long time no see....
Russ
Local time: 16:16
Quoi d'neuf mec! Ca fait longtemps!
Explanation:
Façon de parler dans les banlieux populaires de nos jours.

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Note added at 2002-10-23 15:26:08 (GMT)
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or:
Quoi d\'neuf mec! Ca fait un bail... (notice the \"ça\" instead of celà; popular colloquial way of speaking adapted to the cultural context)
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Nancy Bonnefond
France
Local time: 21:16
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Quoi d'neuf mec! Ca fait longtemps!
Nancy Bonnefond
4Comment va ? Cela fait un bail...
Michael Bastin
2Quoi de neuf mon vieux ? Il y a longtemps (un bail ) que je ne t'ai pas vu
Francis MARC


  

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Quoi de neuf mon vieux ? Il y a longtemps (un bail ) que je ne t'ai pas vu


Explanation:
assuming "that I didn't see you"

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 22:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 12561
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Comment va ? Cela fait un bail...


Explanation:
language familier

dude = mec, pour un amis.

ou

Comment ça va ? Quoi d'neuf ? Ça fait une éternité...

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Note added at 2002-10-23 15:31:14 (GMT)
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Quoi d\'neuf mec ? ça fait une paye !

\"Paye\" fam. Temps écoulé entre deux payes. Loc. Il y a une paye, cela fait une paye qu\'on ne l\'a pas vu : il y a longtemps.

Le Robert


Michael Bastin
Spain
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Quoi d'neuf mec! Ca fait longtemps!


Explanation:
Façon de parler dans les banlieux populaires de nos jours.

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Note added at 2002-10-23 15:26:08 (GMT)
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or:
Quoi d\'neuf mec! Ca fait un bail... (notice the \"ça\" instead of celà; popular colloquial way of speaking adapted to the cultural context)

Nancy Bonnefond
France
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 161

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agree  DPolice: ça fait un bail!
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