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Wishing you a merry christmas

German translation: Fröhliche Weihnachten wünscht Ihnen

07:23 Nov 27, 2001
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Wishing you a merry christmas
christmas greetings
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German translation:Fröhliche Weihnachten wünscht Ihnen
Explanation:
Or "Fröhliche Weihnachten wünscht Dir", depending on whether the person to whom you are addressing the greeting is a familiar or not (and/or singular). HTH.
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Roddy Tannahill
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:11
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Fröhliche Weihnachten wünscht Ihnen
Roddy Tannahill
5ich wünsche dir/Ihnen/euch ein frohes Weihnachtsfest
Martin Schmurr
5Frohe Weihnachten
Elvira Stoianov
4frohe Weihnachten
Elvira Stoianov


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ich wünsche dir/Ihnen/euch ein frohes Weihnachtsfest


Explanation:
as a letter ending: to a friend/formal/to friends


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Martin Schmurr
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 65
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Fröhliche Weihnachten wünscht Ihnen


Explanation:
Or "Fröhliche Weihnachten wünscht Dir", depending on whether the person to whom you are addressing the greeting is a familiar or not (and/or singular). HTH.

Roddy Tannahill
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:11
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geri Linda Metterle: I prefer this version. Sounds best in German.
5 mins
  -> Danke, Geri :)

agree  RWSTranslation
15 mins

agree  Pro Lingua: ok
58 mins

agree  Thomas Bollmann
7 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Frohe Weihnachten


Explanation:
Ich wünsche dir/euch/Ihnen Frohe Weihnachten
dir = 2nd person singular
euch = 2nd person plural
Ihnen = polite form


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Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 726
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
frohe Weihnachten


Explanation:
frohe spells with f not F (sorry, I hurried)

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 726
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