Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Le maire n'était pas un gars désagréable à fréquenter,
French translation:
the mayor wasn't a bad bloke to hang around with
Added to glossary by
Carol Gullidge
Feb 3, 2007 17:03
17 yrs ago
English term
thilda (X)
Le maire n'était pas un gars désagréable à fréquenter,
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
detective novel
previous sentence: une sorte d'entente convenue, de résignation, d'acceptation mutuelle.
Proposed translations
(French)
Change log
Feb 3, 2007 17:34: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Feb 3, 2007 22:59: Ingeborg Gowans (X) changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "English to French"
Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Selected
the mayor wasn't a bad bloke to hang around with
OR ..was a decent enough guy....
fairly literal translation, this time
fairly literal translation, this time
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
4 mins
the (city) mayor was not an unpleasant chap to be with
CHAP if it is UK English, GUY for US English
4 mins
Isabelle Villancher
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
BSc in Microbiology. Thorough.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, German to English
the mayor was a nice enough chap
an alternative
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
katsy
: I like this, but how to justify the absence of 'à fréquenter'?
2 mins
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hmm... to be around? Not sure "frequenter" is really necessary...
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7 hrs
Marianna Staroselsky
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Creative, phd, resourceful, thorough
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, English to Russian
The mayor was a good guy to know.
or maybe, (if this is talking about how it's convenient to be friends with the mayor because of his influence):
The mayor was a good friend to have.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-02-04 00:17:49 GMT)
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Or:
The mayor wasn't bad company.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-02-04 00:18:45 GMT)
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(If it is just talking about the mayor's personality....)
The mayor was a good friend to have.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-02-04 00:17:49 GMT)
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Or:
The mayor wasn't bad company.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-02-04 00:18:45 GMT)
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(If it is just talking about the mayor's personality....)
19 hrs
darting arrow
Native in French
Specializes in field
Words are useful and playful tools
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French
English term (edited):
le maire n'ã©tait pas un gars dã©sagrã©able ã frã©quenter,
the mayor's company was not the unpleasant type
ou simplement "the mayor was not the unpleasant type", parce que je trouve que les propositions sont comme calquées sur la phrase en français, mais no offence, je suis une junior !!!
:-)
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