Jun 27, 2005 13:15
19 yrs ago
English term
Canada
Freelance translation and copywriting
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
had I not personally declined the opportunity to join in
Non-PRO
English to French
Marketing
Business/Commerce (general)
Is the following sentence:
"Had I not personally declined the opportunity to join in, I am told, the answer would have been about 18 - the diet needs to continue!"
means something like:
"Bien que je n’ai personnellement pas décliné l’invitation, il paraîtrait qu’avec moi la réponse aurait été d’environ 18"
Context= a guess about how many people can fit in a xxx car
Thanks again
"Had I not personally declined the opportunity to join in, I am told, the answer would have been about 18 - the diet needs to continue!"
means something like:
"Bien que je n’ai personnellement pas décliné l’invitation, il paraîtrait qu’avec moi la réponse aurait été d’environ 18"
Context= a guess about how many people can fit in a xxx car
Thanks again
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | si je n'avais... |
Olivia MAHÉ
|
| 4 | si je n'avais pas... |
Merit
|
Change log
Jun 28, 2011 17:14: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Term asked" from "phrase" to "had I not personally declined the opportunity to join in"
Proposed translations
+2
3 mins
Olivia MAHÉ
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
FRENCH QUALIFIED TRANSLATOR-ADAPTOR
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French
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English term (edited):
phrase
Selected
si je n'avais...
personnellement décliné
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci, vous m'avez permis d'eviter la catastrophe ;-)"
3 mins
English term (edited):
phrase
si je n'avais pas...
Il a en effet réfusé la possibilité. C'est du conditionel .
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