phoebe of friends

French translation: Phoebe dans la série Friends

19:57 Jan 13, 2002

English to French translations [Non-PRO]

English term or phrase: phoebe of friends

Translation of a tv character on the show "Friends" to a French equivalent

Gina Healey

French translation:Phoebe dans la série Friends

Explanation:
It doesn't make any sense to translate her name. In the French version of the show all the cahracters' names remain the same. Anyway, what the "equivalent" might be is bound to be highly subjective.

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Phoebe dans la série Friends

mckinnc

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Phoebe

Serge L

Phoebe de la série "Friends"

Anne Amar

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Phoebe dans la série Friends

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Phoebe

Explanation:
It's a proper name, so don't translate it.

If you want to know more about this name, here's an article:

"Phoe•be

Pronunciation: (fE'bE), [key]
—n.
1. Class. Myth.a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea and mother of Leto, later identified with Artemis and with the Roman goddess Diana.
2. Astron.one of the moons of Saturn.
3. Literary.the moon personified.
4. a female given name."

Here's also some text of a Franch site:

"Monica, Rachel et Phoebe sont les trois figure féminines de la série. Là, je ne vous apprend rien de neuf... Vous savez déjà sûrement aussi que Monica et Rachel partagent le même appartement (Rachel a en fait pris la chambre laisée vide par Phoebe) et que Phoebe habite chez sa grand-mère...)

HTH,

Serge L.

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Note added at 2002-01-13 20:16:14 (GMT)
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The typos in the French text are not mine...

Reference: http://www.infoplease.com/ipd/A0586513.html
Reference: http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/7152/lapagedesfilles...

Serge L
Local time: 22:37
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Phoebe de la série "Friends"

Explanation:
The show "Friends" is well-known in France. Many people watch it.

Anne Amar
PRO pts in pair: 21

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