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Dear Respected Sir or Madam

French translation: Chère Madame, Cher Monsieur,

01:44 May 15, 2002
English to French translations [PRO]
/ administratif
English term or phrase: Dear Respected Sir or Madam
je pense à:
Cher Monsieur, chère Madame

voyez-vous quelquechose de mieux? merci de vos réponses
JH Trads
United States
Local time: 18:34
French translation:Chère Madame, Cher Monsieur,
Explanation:
Chère Madame,
Cher Monsieur,

Je suis de la vieille garde qui place la dame avant le monsieur.
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Merline
Local time: 18:34
Grading comment
merci Merline et les autres :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +13Chère Madame, Cher Monsieur,
Merline
4 +4Madame, Monsieur
Rita Cavaiani
4 +1Très honorable Monsieur.../Très cher.../Très respectable...
Youssef MEGHARFI


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Très honorable Monsieur.../Très cher.../Très respectable...


Explanation:
La première a mes faveurs car les suivantes ont un sens équivoque dans un courrier.

Youssef MEGHARFI
Local time: 18:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in pair: 165

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cathy Przybylski
7 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Chère Madame, Cher Monsieur,


Explanation:
Chère Madame,
Cher Monsieur,

Je suis de la vieille garde qui place la dame avant le monsieur.

Merline
Local time: 18:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1643
Grading comment
merci Merline et les autres :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell: bravo
13 mins
  -> Merci !
agree  Isabelle Louis
1 hr
agree  Massimo Gaido
1 hr
agree  bobdelbart
1 hr
agree  3005andre (X): Ces termes anglais ne sont plus utilises...quelque part autour du 19e. Et je suis genereux.
2 hrs
  -> :)
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
2 hrs
agree  lydialakel
3 hrs
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow: Oui, mais la vieille garde place toujours Monsieur avant Madame
5 hrs
  -> ;)
agree  Pascale Dahan
5 hrs
agree  Red Cat Studios
6 hrs
agree  swani (X)
6 hrs
agree  5Q: Française, Français... Given that in French letters the parting statement (Je vous prie etc.) is more developed than in English, you could try and add this idea of honorable there instead. It would read more naturally.
7 hrs
agree  Annike THIERRY
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Madame, Monsieur


Explanation:
tout simplement
(correspondance) les formules d'appel les plus courantes sont les titres de civilité Madame, Monsieur.
Contrairement à l'usage anglais, l'adjectif cher doit être réservé aux correspondants que l'on connaît bien; le patronyme ne fait pas partie de l'appel.
source: M.E. De villers: Multi dictionnaire de la langue française
donc simplement: Madame, Monsieur

Rita Cavaiani
Local time: 18:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 151

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nina Khmielnitzky
6 mins
agree  Laura Fuhriman: tout a fait sans le cher ou chere
1 hr
neutral  bobdelbart: de plus en plus "cher" est employé dans les correspondances professionnelles.
1 hr
agree  Cathy Przybylski
6 hrs
agree  lien
8 hrs
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