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What do you mean?

French translation: Que voulez-vous dire?

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English term or phrase:What do you mean?
French translation:Que voulez-vous dire?

22:58 Mar 29, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: What do you mean?
No context
Chris
que veux-tu dire ?/ que voulez-vous dire ?
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Annie Tétrault
Canada
Local time: 19:56
Grading comment
It was a very helpful answer.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +14que veux-tu dire ?/ que voulez-vous dire ?
Annie Tétrault
5 +4que voulez-vous dire ? Que veux-tu dire
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
5 +4qu'est-ce que tu veux dire / qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire ?
ntouzet (X)
5Dans quel sens?
Viktoria Gimbe
4Qu'est ce que tu entends par la" (accent on "a")
Ethele Salem Sperling


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
que veux-tu dire ?/ que voulez-vous dire ?


Explanation:
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Annie Tétrault
Canada
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 82
Grading comment
It was a very helpful answer.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CHENOUMI (X)
2 mins
  -> Merci!
agree  Michael Bastin
52 mins
  -> Merci!
agree  chaplin
2 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Georgios Paraskevopoulos
3 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Philip ROUSSEAU-CUNNINGHAM
4 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
6 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Annike THIERRY
7 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  degiosil
8 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Aisha Maniar
9 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Anne Pietrasik
10 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  JeanGuy
17 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Richard Genest
19 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Nathalie Andrews (X)
20 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Karine VERDIER
21 hrs
  -> Merci!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
que voulez-vous dire ? Que veux-tu dire


Explanation:
*

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1164

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CHENOUMI (X)
1 min
agree  Michael Bastin
52 mins
agree  degiosil
8 hrs
agree  JeanGuy
17 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
qu'est-ce que tu veux dire / qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire ?


Explanation:
another way

ntouzet (X)
Local time: 01:56
PRO pts in pair: 566

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CHENOUMI (X): Oui, plus courant.
5 hrs
  -> merci
agree  degiosil
6 hrs
  -> merci
agree  JeanGuy
16 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Emmanuelle Riffault
1 day 19 hrs
  -> merci
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Qu'est ce que tu entends par la" (accent on "a")


Explanation:
Ce serait plutot: What do you mean by that mais aussi "What do you mean?"

Ethele Salem Sperling
United States
Local time: 16:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 93
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Dans quel sens?


Explanation:
Tout dépendant du contexte dans lequel on placera cette phrase, c'est une alterantive...

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Note added at 2003-03-31 10:10:30 (GMT)
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Oups! Alternative, je voulais dire...

Viktoria Gimbe
Canada
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 163
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