Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bisous
English translation:
kisses/ love
Added to glossary by
Daphne Theodoraki
Jun 6, 2001 04:38
23 yrs ago
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French term
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bisous
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
Signing off a text messge
Proposed translations
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| 0 | kisses |
Daphne Theodoraki
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| 0 | kisses |
CLS Lexi-tech
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| 0 | XXOO |
LAC
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| 0 | lots of love |
bewley
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Proposed translations
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Daphne Theodoraki
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Native in: Greek
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kisses
Word for word translation. In France, it is usual to sign off letters to friends in this way, while in English-speaking countries one would say "Love". You can translate it as "Love" if you want, so that it doesn't sound weird in English, but it wouldn't be a literal translation, but rather an adaptation. Hope this helps.
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kisses
very simply this; also in Quebec, "bec"
paola l m
paola l m
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labbeML (X)
: depending on the recipient:Love=emotion, kisses=action same as hugs
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XXOO
I definately agree with daphni's suggestion ("love") above...
However, a few other ideas -- if the context permits!
If the message is very very informal, you may want to try "XXOO" (X's being a shortcut for kisses and O's being the same for hugs)... rather "USA" I believe, I'm not sure the Brits use this one. (?) (or more formally, "hugs and kisses" written out properly as it were)
Or "cheers", "cheerio", "ciao", etc...
Really, any sign-off that is friendly and informal should do.
(I've gotten messages with "bisous" at the end from all kinds of people, including those who would not have kissed me had we both been American.)
However, a few other ideas -- if the context permits!
If the message is very very informal, you may want to try "XXOO" (X's being a shortcut for kisses and O's being the same for hugs)... rather "USA" I believe, I'm not sure the Brits use this one. (?) (or more formally, "hugs and kisses" written out properly as it were)
Or "cheers", "cheerio", "ciao", etc...
Really, any sign-off that is friendly and informal should do.
(I've gotten messages with "bisous" at the end from all kinds of people, including those who would not have kissed me had we both been American.)
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lots of love
lots of love or love from, depending on how much you like the person in question
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