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hello

French translation: allo or salut

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English term or phrase:hello
French translation:allo or salut
Entered by: Klaus Dorn (X)

04:54 Mar 7, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / dd
English term or phrase: hello
french
jo
allo or salut
Explanation:
casual greetings
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Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 02:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6allo or salut
Klaus Dorn (X)
5Salut mon pote
Gayle Wallimann
4Salut ma poule ! Ca roule ?
Marie Garcin


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
allo or salut


Explanation:
casual greetings

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 21
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Timur Nakashidze
58 mins
agree  thierry2: salut:oui allo:non
1 hr
agree  FionaBrind: but next time check a dictionary first!!!!
2 hrs
agree  Rado Varbanov: check a dictionary first
3 hrs
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
6 hrs
agree  cheungmo: "allô" over the telephone, "salut" in person
7 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Salut mon pote


Explanation:
If that is what you added, assuming that you meant "hello" buddy, and not "hell" buddy. In that case, you aren't really saying hello, are you?

Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 01:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1385
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Salut ma poule ! Ca roule ?


Explanation:
pour faire très branché ! Effet garanti avec un petit accent étranger en sus.

Marie Garcin
France
Local time: 01:30
PRO pts in pair: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  CGagnon: Comment vont les poussins? Ça déboule?
11 hrs
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