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cordialement

English translation: Best regards

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French term or phrase:cordialement
English translation:Best regards
Entered by: Mariana Moreira

09:19 May 17, 2005
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: cordialement
at the end of an email.
mmessiha
Best regards
Explanation:
One of the most used formulas:)
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Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 04:06
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Summary of answers provided
5 +13Best regards
Mariana Moreira
3 +3sincerely, yours
Yunara
5yours sincerely/yours faithfully (depends)
Elisabete Cunha
3cordially
DocteurPC


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Best regards


Explanation:
One of the most used formulas:)

Mariana Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 04:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Penelope Ausejo: kind regards also... Cheers Mariana :)
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Pepis
agree  Lydia Militano
6 mins
  -> Thanks, Lydia
agree  Graciela Carlyle: 'warm regards' too, for a closer relationship
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Graciela
agree  Charlie Bavington: just "regards", IMO for "cordialement" tout court. Well, if you're English, anyway :-)
22 mins
  -> Thanks, Charlie
agree  MurielP (X)
23 mins
  -> Thanks, Muriel
agree  Can Altinbay
26 mins
  -> Thanks, Can
agree  tatyana000
55 mins
  -> Thanks, Tanya
agree  Christopher RH
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Christopher
agree  Shaila Kamath
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Divya
agree  Conor McAuley
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Conor
agree  zzezette
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Zzezette
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, 1045
agree  Gina W
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gad
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sincerely, yours


Explanation:
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Yunara
Local time: 05:06
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay: This works, too.
15 mins
  -> thanks
agree  tatyana000: or just sincerely
44 mins
  -> thanks
agree  RHELLER: I use just sincerely
7 hrs
  -> thanks
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
yours sincerely/yours faithfully (depends)


Explanation:
If the letter is addressed to someone (ex: Dear Mr. Thompson), you sign "Yours sincerely".
If you don't know the name of the addressee (ex: Dear Sir/Madam), you sign "Yours faithfully".


    Reference: http://www.speakspeak.com/html/d2h_resources_correspondencia...
Elisabete Cunha
Portugal
Local time: 04:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlie Bavington: emails tend to be less formal - your suggestion is usually the equivalent to all that "veuillez accepter l'expression des mes sentiments..." nonesense :-) Generally, it's not a rule, though..... :-)
1 hr
  -> I didn't realise it was an email. I was thinking of a letter. And I don't think that being formal is "nonesense", depends on the context.
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cordially


Explanation:
at least according to yourdictionary.com


    Reference: http://yourdictionary.com
DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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