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15:09 Feb 29, 2012 |
French to English translations [Non-PRO] Linguistics / grammar, lexicon | |||||||
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proposer to offer Explanation: I'd just like to expand on the answer given by CC (to whom all credit is due) Romain, proposer > propose is often a bit of a 'faux ami', so needs handling with care in EN. A rule of thumb I use is that EN to propose has more the meaning of FR 'faire une proposition' — so if that wouldn't fit in your FR text, then 'to propose' possibly won't be right in the EN text either. I think your analysis is about right: in EN, propose can be used with ideas and with verbs, with a general sense of 'suggest'; but isn't usually the right choice when the sense is 'offer', as in so many commercial situations, for example. |
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Il propose des objets pas cher, des collectors, des bonnes affaires. He offers inexpensive and collectors items, nice stuff. Explanation: 2 and 3 are good. For number one you can say OFFERED or SUGGESTED and eliminate the end of the sentence "for sale" because offering or suggesting a "brand new car" implies that it is for sale or purchase. It all depends on the formality of the language here. If it is literature, then "stuff" is good. If it is more formal, you may replace "stuff" with "things". |
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Il propose des objets pas cher, des collectors, des bonnes affaires. He offers inexpensive items, collectors' items, and great bargains Explanation: Grammatically, you can propose a solution, propose to do something, propose doing something, etc. see OED on "to propose" = to put forward, to exhibit or display. But semantically, "to offer" would be used in your first sentence and your "question" context. I think your question may be booted out of this section and into some other "discussion section." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2012-02-29 15:27:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I'm in the same boat - have no idea where such questions are to be posted! |
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proposer offer Explanation: He offers inexpensive items. Please pose additional questions if you need help with the other terms. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2012-02-29 15:15:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also – a friendly suggestion – please consider providing more context... "Proposer" in French has many meanings in English and the context (not just the sentence) matters a lot. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2012-03-03 13:09:17 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- You're welcome! |
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