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what is your name?

French translation: Comment tu t'appelles ?

08:20 Apr 1, 2005
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: what is your name?
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French translation:Comment tu t'appelles ?
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agnes141 (X)
France
Local time: 19:10
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7Comment tu t'appelles ?
agnes141 (X)
4 +4quel est ton nom? comment t'appelle-tu?
Mihaela Sinca
5Comment tu t'appelles ?/Comment t'appelles-tu//quel est ton nom (personne egale a vous) ou...
Assimina Vavoula
5C'est quoi ton nom?
traddathy (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Comment tu t'appelles ?


Explanation:
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agnes141 (X)
France
Local time: 19:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
quel est ton nom? comment t'appelle-tu?


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2005-04-01 08:24:47 GMT)
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comment t\'appelles-tu?

Mihaela Sinca
Local time: 20:10
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Estelle Demontrond-Box
2 mins
agree  Catherine Lenoir
5 mins
agree  Valentin Alupoaie
10 mins
agree  Ludovic Gorges: "comment t'appelleS-tu?"/ "comment vous appelez-vous"; "comment tu t'appelles?", "comment est-ce que tu t'appelles?"...bref, tout dépend du ton et du style pertinents."
18 mins
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Comment tu t'appelles ?/Comment t'appelles-tu//quel est ton nom (personne egale a vous) ou...


Explanation:
comment vous appelez-vous? = quel est votre nom? = comment vous vous appelez (personne superieure a vous ou formule de politesse)

Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 20:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
C'est quoi ton nom?


Explanation:
Si le style est plus familier, parlé, on peut traduire par "c'est quoi ton nom?"

traddathy (X)
France
Local time: 19:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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