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Excuse me. Did you say something?

French translation: Excuse-moi. Est-ce que tu as dit quelque chose?

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English term or phrase:Excuse me. Did you say something?
French translation:Excuse-moi. Est-ce que tu as dit quelque chose?
Entered by: Ivana de Sousa Santos

00:12 Oct 18, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Excuse me. Did you say something?
Excuse me. Did you say something?
beth
Excuse-moi. Est-ce que tu as dit quelque chose?
Explanation:
ou alors "excusez-moi. Est-ce que vous avez dit quelque chose?" - si on parle à plus d'une personne ou si on vousoie la personne à qui on parle
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Ivana de Sousa Santos
Portugal
Local time: 03:12
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Summary of answers provided
5 +11Excuse-moi. Est-ce que tu as dit quelque chose?
Ivana de Sousa Santos
5 +4Pardonne-moi. Tu disais ?
DeJump
5 +1Pardon, vous m'avez dit quelque chose? or,
Nancy Bonnefond
5excuse moi ,tu as dit quelque chose?
kamel khadri
4 +1Pardon. Tu disais ?
Jeijei (X)
5Excusez-moi, vous disiez? / Excuse-moi, tu disais?
Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
5Ecusez-moi, vous avez parle or
niort57
5Pardon, as-tu dit quelquechose? ou Pardon, avez-vous dit
NancyLynn
5Pardon.Avez vous dit quelque chose?
MAHESH K


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Excuse-moi. Est-ce que tu as dit quelque chose?


Explanation:
ou alors "excusez-moi. Est-ce que vous avez dit quelque chose?" - si on parle à plus d'une personne ou si on vousoie la personne à qui on parle

Ivana de Sousa Santos
Portugal
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 9
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thierry LOTTE
1 min
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agree  Rowan Morrell
44 mins
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agree  thierry2
1 hr
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agree  Richard Genest
3 hrs
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agree  Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
8 hrs
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agree  Annike THIERRY
9 hrs
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agree  michele meenawong (X)
11 hrs
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agree  Steffen Walter
11 hrs
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agree  NancyLynn
12 hrs
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agree  Antje Schadebrodt
17 hrs
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agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
16 days
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
excuse moi ,tu as dit quelque chose?


Explanation:
familiar phrase to a singular person.

kamel khadri
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Pardonne-moi. Tu disais ?


Explanation:
or "Pardonnez-moi. Vous disiez ?" if the context indicates that it is a formal conversation. If not, the first form "pardonne-moi..." is more appropriate.

DeJump
Local time: 22:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saschelle (X): oui "Pardonnez-moi. Vous disiez ?"
2 hrs
agree  ohlala (X)
2 hrs
agree  Pascale Dahan
3 hrs
agree  Germaine: usuel
17 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Pardon. Tu disais ?


Explanation:
En langage courant, un peu familier, pas de respect de la grammaire.

Jeijei (X)
Local time: 04:12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
5 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Excusez-moi, vous disiez? / Excuse-moi, tu disais?


Explanation:
just another suggestion

Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
Belgium
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in BosnianBosnian
PRO pts in pair: 21
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Pardon, vous m'avez dit quelque chose? or,


Explanation:
Pardon, tu m'as dit quelque chose? if it's said to a person that you don't know very well.
Pardon, vous m'avez dit quelque chose?
if a close relation or friend.
You can also use "excusez moi..."

Nancy Bonnefond
France
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 161

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
2 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ecusez-moi, vous avez parle or


Explanation:
Excusez-moi, vous avez dit quelque chose. Beaucoup de solution sont possibles

niort57
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Pardon, as-tu dit quelquechose? ou Pardon, avez-vous dit


Explanation:
quelquechose?
Again, the first is more familiar than the second.

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 22:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 853
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Pardon.Avez vous dit quelque chose?


Explanation:
The Most Common translation assuming it is a formal conversation.

MAHESH K
India
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
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