Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
You are a beautiful person
French translation:
Vous êtes très généreuse, - d'une gentillesse...
Added to glossary by
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Dec 26, 2002 19:22
22 yrs ago
English term
roger
i think you are a very beautiful person
Non-PRO
English to French
Other
i think you are a very beautiful person.
Proposed translations
(French)
Proposed translations
+2
2 mins
Selected
je vous trouve très belle (ou très jolie)
direct translation
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you, for the direct translation."
+1
3 mins
Thierry LOTTE
Native in French
15 Years as an International Executive
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Catalan to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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435
Je pense que vous/tu êtes/es pluto beau/belle
1- Voussoiment
2- Tutoiment
3 - Masculin
4 - Feminin
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Note added at 2002-12-26 19:32:55 (GMT)
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2- Tutoiment
3 - Masculin
4 - Feminin
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Note added at 2002-12-26 19:32:55 (GMT)
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Read \"plutot\"
Peer comment(s):
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Noel Castelino
: A "beautiful person" is not the same thing as "someone of great beauty". "You are a beautiful person" often means: "you are a wonderful person".
17 hrs
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6 mins
Geneviève von Levetzow
Native in French
IT / Engineering / Medical / Safety
Native in: German 
, French
Works in: French to German, German to French, English to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
497
À mon avis, vous êtes / tu es très beau / belle
tu is more intime, beau is the masculin form, belle the feminin
+2
15 mins
Note
Il n'est pas nècessaire de traduire le "I think". Dans le doute :
Vous êtes un très belle personne.
Ou peut-être :
Vous aves une très belle personnalité.
Vous êtes un très belle personne.
Ou peut-être :
Vous aves une très belle personnalité.
Peer comment(s):
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CHENOUMI (X)
: Tout à fait d'accord ! Car ce serait alors l'expression d'une opinion et pas une description exacte de la réalité.
14 mins
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Merci
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Noel Castelino
: Exactly ! "You are a beautiful person" often refers to character and personality.
17 hrs
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+3
18 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
882
Vous être très généreuse, - très humain ; Vous êtes d'une gentillesse....
The English (essentially US rather than a GB expression), "you are a beautiful person" refers to personality and not to physical attributes. It means the person is kind, generous. To use the word "beau, belle" in such contexts would be a mistranslation.
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Moderator FR>EN
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Moderator FR>EN
Peer comment(s):
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Noel Castelino
: You did well to step in Madame Moderator :-))
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We're not always right, not always there but we do our best to step in as and when!
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Francis MARC
: également "une belle âme", "une belle nature"
4 hrs
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Peter Coles
: Though increasing in usage in GB English also. The important clue here is the use of "person" which would not be needed if this were just a physical description.
1 day 10 hrs
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