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I want you to do me proud!

French translation: Faites-moi honneur! / Je veux être fier de vous!


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English term or phrase:I want you to do me proud!
French translation:Faites-moi honneur! / Je veux être fier de vous!
Entered by: veratek
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13:12 Oct 2, 2007
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: I want you to do me proud!
teacher talking to students, asking them to perform well in a future test regarding what they have learned

*very informal* tone/way of expressing it - no formalities here - slang allowed also
veratek
France
Local time: 16:43
Faites-moi honneur! / Je veux être fier de vous!
Explanation:
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Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:43
Grading comment
Thank you, excellent suggestions.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6Je veux pouvoir être fier de vous!
Nathalie Reis
4 +6Faites-moi honneur! / Je veux être fier de vous!
Estelle Demontrond-Box
3 +1Epatez-les pour moixxxCMJ_Trans
4je veux pouvoir être fier de vous
Michel A.
4Rendez-moi fier de vous!Séverine Wanlin


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
i want you to do me proud!
Je veux pouvoir être fier de vous!


Explanation:
Montrez-moi que vous pouvez y arriver.

Nathalie Reis
Local time: 15:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 235

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michel A.: you beat me :-)
1 min
  -> Ce sont des choses qui arrivent... généralement c'est moi qui ai une longueur de retard. Merci en tout cas!

agree  Marie-Christine Serra
3 mins
  -> Merci!

agree  Cl Te
4 mins
  -> Merci!

agree  Claudette Valois
10 mins
  -> Merci!

agree  1045
28 mins

agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 hr
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
i want you to do me proud!
Faites-moi honneur! / Je veux être fier de vous!


Explanation:
Quelques suggestions

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
Thank you, excellent suggestions.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michel A.: Faites-moi honneur !
1 min
  -> Merci Michel!

agree  Carole Paquis: j'aime bien 'faites-moi honneur !'
3 mins
  -> Merci Carole!

agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 hr
  -> Merci Assimina!

agree  Sophieanne: Faites-moi honneur , oui.
3 hrs
  -> Merci SophieAnne

agree  Alain Berton
5 hrs
  -> Merci Alain!

agree  Claire Chapman: Faites-moi honneur!, aussi :-)
6 hrs
  -> Merci Claire!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
i want you to do me proud!
je veux pouvoir être fier de vous


Explanation:
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Michel A.
Local time: 10:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 97
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
i want you to do me proud!
Rendez-moi fier de vous!


Explanation:
Autre possibilité

Séverine Wanlin
Germany
Local time: 16:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i want you to do me proud!
Epatez-les pour moi


Explanation:
je veux pouvoir être fier de vous = I want to be proud OF you

to do me proud = tout à fait autre chose

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 16:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 375

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie Perrin: absolument d'accord !! To do proud est un peu différent de to be proud !!
18 hrs
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