Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term or phrase:
comment ca va?
anglais translation:
How are you?/ How do you do?/ Are you ok?
Added to glossary by
Ritu Bhanot
Aug 26, 2004 09:42
19 yrs ago
français term
sam farrant
comment ca va?
Non-PRO
français vers anglais
Technique / Génie
Général / conversation / salutations / correspondance
comment ca va?
Proposed translations
(anglais)
Proposed translations
+5
2 minutes
Ritu Bhanot
France
France
Native in anglais
France
Correct, On-Time, Always, Without Fail!!
Native in: anglais (Variants: Indian, French, British, UK) 
, hindi 
Works in: français vers hindi, français vers anglais, hindi vers anglais, and 9 more.
Selected
How are you?
Are you ok?
Peer comment(s):
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Penelope Ausejo
0 minute
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Thanks
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Oana Apetrei
14 minutes
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Thanks
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Ioana Bostan
1 heure
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Thanks
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Shaila Kamath
6 heures
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Thanks
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Nathan Gihoul
2 jours 17 heures
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Thanks
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
2 minutes
+4
3 minutes
Timothy Barton
Native in anglais
Specialist in sport and economics
Native in: anglais
Works in: français vers anglais, catalan vers anglais, espagnol vers anglais, and 1 more.
How's it going? // What's up? (US)
I'd say "How's it going". American's often say "What's up". A text book would tell you "How are you?", but that's slightly more formal.
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: how's it going, how are things going is the right tone-how are you is too formal.
3 minutes
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mcguegan
8 minutes
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Donovan Libring
25 minutes
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Guetta
5 heures
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-1
7 minutes
How do you do?
if you are talking to a British.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: much too formal for comment ça va-UK English or not.
1 minute
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Ritu Bhanot
: For clangfor1: well, this is as correct as any of the terms given. And the term you gave as its meaning can actually be translated as "Nice meeting you."
21 minutes
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clangfor1
: this is incorrect; not only overly formal, but means smth different (enchanté de vous rencontrer, etc.)
28 minutes
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Guetta
: sorry
5 heures
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+2
9 minutes
33 minutes
Narasimhan Raghavan
Also a qualified engineer
Native in: tamoul/tamil
Works in: anglais vers tamoul/tamil, tamoul/tamil vers anglais, français vers tamoul/tamil, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Howdy, pardner!
Keeping up the spirit of the French phrase.
1 heure
Terry Gwenn
États-Unis
États-Unis
Native in français
Works in field
États-Unis
16 year exp in Health care and Business.
Native in: vietnamien , français
Works in: anglais vers vietnamien, vietnamien vers anglais, français vers vietnamien, and 1 more.
how are you doing?
how are you doing?
Discussion
Well, all of us are trying to be the first to be there...
Right?