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I am an only child.

11:36 Sep 16, 2000
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: I am an only child.
I am an only child
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Summary of answers provided
naje suis seulement un enfant
Karin Dyson
nasee below
Stéphanie Warren
naJe suis enfant unique
Louise Atfield
naje suis un enfant unique
coline (X)
naenfant unique
Nikki Scott-Despaigne


  

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20 mins
je suis seulement un enfant


Explanation:
or je suis juste un enfant

Karin Dyson
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 42

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Louise Atfield
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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1 hr
see below


Explanation:
If you mean no brother or sister then:
for boy: je suis fils unique
for girl:je suis fille unique



Stéphanie Warren
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 8

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Louise Atfield
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1 hr
Je suis enfant unique


Explanation:
You don't have to specify whether you are male of female. Enfant is a perfectly proper word. (in fact, enfant is even proper in this case if you are talking about an adult)

"Je suis seulement un enfant" would have been "I am only a child" in English



Louise Atfield
PRO pts in pair: 577

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Lionel Kempf
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1 day 4 hrs
je suis un enfant unique


Explanation:
I agree with Dauphine: this is the only answer

coline (X)
Local time: 15:50
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10 days
enfant unique


Explanation:
Je suis entièrement d'accord avec Dauphine. C'est la seule réponse possible pour décrire une dimension familiale comprenant un seul enfant. On peut, si on veut, spécifier fils/fille etc, mais stricto senso, votre terme se traduit parfaitement par 'enfant unique'.

De la preuve? Vous l'avez sur un site où l'on a accès au Dictionnaire Démographique & de la Santé de la Reproduction (de l'ONU, 1999), voir ci-dessous. Je voulais mettre l'URL de la page mais PROZ n'accepte pas un des caractères requis - tant pis).

Nikki


    Reference: http://www.popin.org/
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 882
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