Nov 15, 2011 08:37
12 yrs ago
English term

Are you adorable or what ?

English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters or what
Bonjour,
Je suis tombée sur cette phrase dans un dialogue de film. Un médecin s'échappe de son travail pour rejoindre sa petite amie dans un parc. Il arrive en blouse d'hôpital et la petite amie de s'exclamer en le voyant comme ça pour la première fois :
"Are you adorable or what ?" (Lui répond, "C'est la blouse.")
Comment traduiriez-vous cette question ? Je ne sais pas bien comment rendre ce "or what". Qu'est-ce qu'on dirait naturellement en français ?
Merci d'avance pour vos idées !
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Non-PRO (2): GILLES MEUNIER, Françoise Vogel

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Discussion

Françoise Vogel Nov 15, 2011:
traduction ou adaptation ? il manque un détail qui compte: sous-titre (il faut faire court) ? - doublage (mouvement des lèvres) ? - ni l'un ni l'autre ?

Proposed translations

+4
33 mins
Selected

Qu'est-ce que tu es mignon comme ça !

autre solution
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
51 mins
agree Sylvie Pilon (X)
2 hrs
agree Kelly Harrison
12 hrs
agree Lise Gras
2 days 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
7 mins

Mais tu es adorable! Qu'est-ce qui t'arrive?

suggestion
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8 mins

le charme de l'uniforme ?

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Note added at 13 mins (2011-11-15 08:50:16 GMT)
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pour la prononciation, peut-être tout simplement :

"ah, je t'adore comme ça"
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+2
20 mins

mais tu es tout mignon!

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Peer comment(s):

agree Annie Dauvergne
23 mins
merci!
agree mimi 254
46 mins
thanks!
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1 hr

Mais tu es charmant dans cette tenue!

une autre idée
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+3
2 hrs

Tu es trop chou comme ca

variante à base de légume.
Peer comment(s):

agree Layla de Chabot : j'aime bien le chou ;)
46 mins
Bah, oui... un chou farci corrézien, ça laisse personne indifférent.
agree Jérôme Leroux
5 hrs
Un grand merci pour l'amateur de chou!
agree Irène Guinez
23 hrs
Il est à espérer que nous n'avons pas fait chou blanc.
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2 hrs

tu parais un ange tombé du ciel avec ta blouse blanche

évidemment, si la blouse est verte... cela ne fonctionne pas
Note from asker:
Elle est bleue !:-)
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5 hrs

Mignon comme tout!

The "or what" is suffix that doesn't mean literally "or what." It's an intensifier. What she's saying is Gee but you're cute right now. Ergo my suggested translation (which is also short like the English source term.
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8 hrs

"Mais t'es mignon tout plein!"...

niveau de langue familier
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1 day 3 hrs

(tu es/t'es) vraiment/trop craquant comme ça !

Elider au maximum pour que ça sonne plus naturel, le tu/t'es n'est pas indispensable.
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2 days 3 hrs

Mai t'es mignon ou quoi?

Proposition

(souvent lu)

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Note added at 2 jours3 heures (2011-11-17 11:59:38 GMT)
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maiS
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