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I am American

French translation: je suis americain(e)

04:34 Jan 17, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Student
English term or phrase: I am American
I am an American
Kyle
French translation:je suis americain(e)
Explanation:
male: je suis americain
female: je suis americaine
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Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 19:12
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7je suis americain(e)
Klaus Dorn (X)
4 +1Je suis américain.
CGagnon
4 -1nationalité
ashiq mangel


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
je suis americain(e)


Explanation:
male: je suis americain
female: je suis americaine

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ohlala (X)
30 mins
agree  cheungmo: The "I am *an* American" (in the question body) translates to "Je suis un(e) Américain(e)".
43 mins
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
1 hr
agree  C Greene
3 hrs
disagree  CGagnon: «Américain» ou «un Américain», cela dépend du contexte. Mais «je suis américain» est possible dans tous les cas.
4 hrs
agree  Anne Amar: avec un accent sur le é
4 hrs
agree  Fabrizio Palmucci (X)
5 hrs
agree  Andrew Cowderoy
5 hrs
agree  Thierry LOTTE
12 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Je suis américain.


Explanation:
Je présume que Klaus Dorn a compris que j'étais d'accord (agree) et non le contraire. Désolé.

CGagnon
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Amar: ...ou américaine
30 mins
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
nationalité


Explanation:
though the above is correct. another way is:
je suis de nationalité américaine

or
je suis citoyen américain

ashiq mangel
Pakistan
Local time: 21:12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Anne Amar: dans ce cas, la VO serait "I'm an American citizen" - et Dieu sait que cette expression est souvent employée!
8 mins
  -> je ne suis pas trop pour le littéral. Le principal étant le sens, n'est-ce pas?
neutral  cheungmo: D'accord pour "...le sens" mais ça n'a pas *nécessairement* le même sens.
4 hrs
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