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I miss him

French translation: je le regrette

12:41 Feb 20, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: I miss him
this term is used to express the fact that you want a guy who is not present to be present and that you wish he was there and have a "longing" for him
Sarrasine Zell
French translation:je le regrette
Explanation:
"manquer" implies a lack, regretter a longing. The latter seems more spiritual to me. (Mon parapluie me manque, mais je regrette ce grand amour)
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George A.R (X)
Grading comment
thanks. :) all of the answers i got were really helpful but this was the only one that pointed out the difference between "manquer" and "regretter" which i thought was interesting to know and "regretter" seems to be the best word for my case.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
nail me manque
Albert Golub
na"il me manque" or "il me manque beaucoup"
Lydia Biberacher
nail me manque tellement,/ il me manque tant, /oh! comme il me manque
Albert Golub
naIl me manque
Regine Saintil (X)
naje le regrette
George A.R (X)
naIl me manque; il me manque tant; il me manque beaucoup; il me manque vraiment
Henri (X)
naIl me manque; je le regrette (enlighten me please)
Regine Saintil (X)


  

Answers


14 mins
il me manque


Explanation:
simple

Albert Golub
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2094
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34 mins
"il me manque" or "il me manque beaucoup"


Explanation:
it expresses both that he is not here and a certain longing

Lydia Biberacher
Germany
Local time: 22:10

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Monjapap
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1 hr
il me manque tellement,/ il me manque tant, /oh! comme il me manque


Explanation:
pour faire dans la surenchere!
qu'est ce qu'il me manque
voila 5 façons sur les 1001 façons d'exprimer les affres de l'amour!!!

Albert Golub
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2094
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4 hrs
Il me manque


Explanation:
English speakers usually have a with this. They tend to say it as in English. Je lui manque: meaning he misses me. That verb is tricky for English speakers and the mistake is quite common.

Regine Saintil (X)
Native speaker of: Native in Haitian-CreoleHaitian-Creole, Native in FrenchFrench
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14 hrs
je le regrette


Explanation:
"manquer" implies a lack, regretter a longing. The latter seems more spiritual to me. (Mon parapluie me manque, mais je regrette ce grand amour)


    Larousse, Petit Robert
George A.R (X)
PRO pts in pair: 4
Grading comment
thanks. :) all of the answers i got were really helpful but this was the only one that pointed out the difference between "manquer" and "regretter" which i thought was interesting to know and "regretter" seems to be the best word for my case.

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Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
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20 hrs
Il me manque; il me manque tant; il me manque beaucoup; il me manque vraiment


Explanation:
see below


    Grevisse: Grammaire
    Le Grand Robert (plusieurs volumes)
Henri (X)
Local time: 22:10
PRO pts in pair: 45
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3 days 20 hrs
Il me manque; je le regrette (enlighten me please)


Explanation:
I agree with the explanation given for regrette, but I have some concerns. Although regrette is more spiritual, but is usually used in a sentence when defining a noun, a feeling, not a person (in your case a pronoun). Your exemple fits perfectly : je regrette ce grand amour. In spoken language, at least with my cultural background, je le regrette is hardly spoken. Donc, I miss HIM, is said IL me manque.
Please enlighten me. Anyone.

Regine Saintil (X)
Native speaker of: Native in Haitian-CreoleHaitian-Creole, Native in FrenchFrench
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