Jun 1, 2001 17:16
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Proposed translations

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I hope that this letter finds you well and happy. I would like to meet you ... OR get to know you ..

It's difficult to know how to handle the last two words, since it appears to be a sentence fragment. It could mean "I'd like to get you know you better ... " OR "I'd like to meet you but my", if the "mas" is the old-fashioned word for "but" (not likely in modern Spanish). Anyway, I hope this gives you an idea.
Peer comment(s):

profile removed (X) : very idiomatic, native English
10 mins
DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X) : inserting "happy" not entirely necessary
1 hr
Joseph Royal : not idiomatic english and superfluous "happy"
2 hrs
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23 mins

I hope you are alright when receiving this letter.

I would like to get to know you better my...


Espero haberte sido útil! :-)
Peer comment(s):

samsi
profile removed (X) : very unidiomatic English
13 mins
Joseph Royal : not idiomatic
2 hrs
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2 hrs

I hope you're doing well.

English would almost never use as formal a register in writing letters as Spanish does. additionally, canned phrases such as this first one are rarlely used in English, at least not in the same way. "i hope you're doing well" gets the whole idea across without expressing the obvious fact that the person has received the letter (which they obviously have or they wouldn't be reading it)
(other options: i hope everything's going well for you. i hope you're doing fine. i hope things are going well for you. etc.)
anything like "i hope you're well when you receive this letter" is very stilted, and wouldn't almost never be used in modern english. "I hope this letter finds you well" is a common phrase in english letters, but it too is very outdated, and in an informal letter such as this, would not be used.
as for "quisiera conocerte mas mi..." depending what follows, "I'd like to meet you, but my..." etc. or "I'd like to get to know you better my..." etc. would work great.
Peer comment(s):

samsi
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1 day 20 hrs

I hope this letter finds you well. I would like to get to know you better..

I agree entirely with my colleague that this is a very common way of greeting someone by letter. I have omitted the 'happy' as it was not present in the Spanish.

Gillian
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