Nov 18, 2001 09:17
22 yrs ago
French term
LP
Tu a dis ce qu`il ne fallait pas!!!
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
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Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+1
7 mins
Selected
"You shouldn't have said that!"
Good luck
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!!"
+1
9 mins
Ute Nossmann
Germany
Germany
Germany
90% quality is definitely not enough!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German
You said what you were not supposed to say.
Hope it helps.
11 mins
Pierre POUSSIN
France
France
Native in French
France
Fast and accurate.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Latin to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
400
You said the words that had not to be uttered!
No problem!
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Erika Pavelka (X)
: This is not a colloquial rendering of the original.
26 mins
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O.K. but who knows the context?
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| neutral |
Anne Micallef
: Much too formal.
14 hrs
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12 mins
-1
15 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
1518
you said what he wouldn't [or didn't]
that's it
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Evert DELOOF-SYS
: Since one has to comment when disagreeing: sorry, just wrong
12 mins
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16 mins
Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Seasoned linguist
Native in: Dutch , Flemish
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Dutch to English, and 31 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
287
you said what you shouldn't have said
or '...what you were not supposed to say'
are but two options.
Should, however, be 'tu as dit'.
No references needed here, but you might be interested in the following :)
... j'ai dit. tu as dit. il a dit. nous avons dit. vous avez dit. ils ont dit. ... j'aurais
dit. tu aurais dit. il aurait dit. nous aurions dit. vous auriez dit. ils auraient
dit. ...
www.helio.org/education/french/appendix_a/dire.html
HTH
are but two options.
Should, however, be 'tu as dit'.
No references needed here, but you might be interested in the following :)
... j'ai dit. tu as dit. il a dit. nous avons dit. vous avez dit. ils ont dit. ... j'aurais
dit. tu aurais dit. il aurait dit. nous aurions dit. vous auriez dit. ils auraient
dit. ...
www.helio.org/education/french/appendix_a/dire.html
HTH
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