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may i speak to

French translation: Puis-je parler à

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:may i speak to
French translation:Puis-je parler à
Entered by: Merline

22:24 May 18, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Slang / colloquial
English term or phrase: may i speak to
Canadian fro Quebec city
trying to make contact on the phone with somebody
Magda
Puis-je parler à
Explanation:
Exemple :

Puis-je parler à Lisa?

ou :

Pourrais-je parler à Lisa?
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Merline
Local time: 20:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13Puis-je parler à
Merline
4 +1Je voudrais parler à ... .
Deb Phillips (X)
5Pourrais-je parler a
Nicole Dargere
5Est-ce que je peux parler à ... ?
Isla MONTREUIL
4Pouvez-vous me passer....?
Jean-Luc Dumont
4 -1est-ce que je puis vous /te parler?
swisstell


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
est-ce que je puis vous /te parler?


Explanation:
ou: vous me permettez de vous/te parler?

vous or te depending on wether this is a stranger or a friend, and in consideration of the question, I would suggest it must be VOUS

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Merline: The sentence says "May I speak to" and not "May I speak to you"; therefore, the person wants to speak to someone other than yourself
6 mins
  -> yes, you're so right. I saw more than there was ....
neutral  Geneviève von Levetzow: D'accord avec Merline
8 hrs
  -> I do not see what you gained by adding this to Merline with whom I already agreed
neutral  Jean-Luc Dumont: glad to see some people have the right to disagree - that is how we all learn :)
22 hrs
  -> the comment to Genevieve is valid here too, even more so, as you have never agreed to me yet, by virtue of your personal vendetta
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Puis-je parler à


Explanation:
Exemple :

Puis-je parler à Lisa?

ou :

Pourrais-je parler à Lisa?


    Je suis Qu�b�coise
Merline
Local time: 20:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  5Q
5 mins
  -> Thank you :)
agree  Karin Dyson: agree too ! hello 5Q
20 mins
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Claudia Iglesias: En France ça marcherait aussi.
59 mins
  -> Je sais. Je spécifiais que j'étais Québécoise pour expliquer le manque de référence. Merci!
agree  CHENOUMI (X): Simple et clair.
1 hr
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Francine Boissonnault
2 hrs
agree  DPolice
5 hrs
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
8 hrs
agree  Red Cat Studios
9 hrs
agree  Pascale Dahan
10 hrs
agree  IsaPro
11 hrs
agree  Nicole Dargere
17 hrs
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont
22 hrs
agree  Nathalie M. Girard, ALHC (X): Je suis Québecoise et je suis d'accord :-)
1 day 13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Je voudrais parler à ... .


Explanation:
1/Je voudrais parler à quelqu'un.
2/Est-ce que je peux parler avec quelqu'un?
3/Est-il possible de parler avec quelqu'un?
4/Est-ce que quelqu'un est disponible à parler avec moi?
5/Y a-t-il quelqu'un là à parler avec moi?

Estão aqui algumas sugestões. Eu não sei para certo se estes estiverem corretos. Mim também am nao certo que esta explanação está correta. Eu espero este sou útil.

Deb Phillips (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Red Cat Studios
7 hrs
neutral  Geneviève von Levetzow: 2), 3), 5) parler à quelqu'un, 4) disponible à parler n'est pas français, 5) et non plus.
7 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Pouvez-vous me passer....?


Explanation:
au téléphone on peut dire aussi à la personne qui a décroché :
pouvez-vous me passer ...(la personne avec qui on veut parler)

mais bien-sûr Pourrais-je parler à..est le plus simple et "évident"

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Pourrais-je parler a


Explanation:
Another way of saying it!

Nicole Dargere
Canada
Local time: 17:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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2 days 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Est-ce que je peux parler à ... ?


Explanation:
C'est comme ça que je le dirais.

Isla MONTREUIL
France
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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