T\'en va pas
English translation: Don't go away.
| 16:39 Jan 27, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: Carla Sherman United States Local time: 12:39 | |||
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| na | Don't go away. |
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| na | Please don't go! |
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| na | Don't leave or don't go away |
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Don't go away. Explanation: This is spoken, colloquial French. Actually, it shoul be written like this: "T'en va pas." The grammatically correct sentence would be: Ne t'en va pas. It means "Don't go away". Carla Personal experience French speaker |
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Please don't go! Explanation: I think I've said just that eighty thousand times in my life. I don't any more. I know better! Personal experience! |
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Don't leave or don't go away Explanation: colloquial french = ne t'en va pas |
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