Qui n'a jamais entendu parler des traditions?

English translation: Who hasn't (ever) heard of/about traditions?

21:14 Dec 16, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: Qui n'a jamais entendu parler des traditions?
c'est le début d'une composition....
francois galarneau
English translation:Who hasn't (ever) heard of/about traditions?
Explanation:
Depending on the style, you may prefer:
`Is there anyone who hasn't heard about traditions?'
`parler' can (and probably should) be omitted.
If it should be more relaxed, you can try:
`Traditions -- are they all Greek to you?'
Instead of `traditions' `customs' can be a possible alternative -- but only if the following text justifies it.

HTH
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Attila Piróth
France
Local time: 01:57
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Summary of answers provided
5 +12Who hasn't (ever) heard of/about traditions?
Attila Piróth
4 +1Who among us has never heard of (these) customs
Sylvie Brideau
4 +1Everyone has heard about traditions
USER0034 (X)
4He who has never heard of the traditions
Subhamay Ray (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Who among us has never heard of (these) customs


Explanation:
Hope this helps.

Sylvie Brideau
Canada
Local time: 19:57
PRO pts in pair: 37

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad
21 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
Who hasn't (ever) heard of/about traditions?


Explanation:
Depending on the style, you may prefer:
`Is there anyone who hasn't heard about traditions?'
`parler' can (and probably should) be omitted.
If it should be more relaxed, you can try:
`Traditions -- are they all Greek to you?'
Instead of `traditions' `customs' can be a possible alternative -- but only if the following text justifies it.

HTH

Attila Piróth
France
Local time: 01:57
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 222
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agree  Linda Young (X)
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agree  Virginie Lafage
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agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
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agree  Maya Jurt
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agree  AndrewBM
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agree  Simon Charass
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agree  Suzanne Schecter Cote (X): I think “Is there anyone who hasn't (has not) heard about traditions?
1 hr
  -> Thanks, good alternative! Might correspond best to the context.

agree  Nicole Levesque
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agree  Parrot
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agree  sujata
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agree  Pierre POUSSIN
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agree  reliable: reliable
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  -> Thank you all!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Everyone has heard about traditions


Explanation:
Just to be different

USER0034 (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ian ward: Or just tradition?
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
He who has never heard of the traditions


Explanation:
Since this is the beginning of a sentence

Subhamay Ray (X)
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in pair: 42
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