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peace of the Lord

French translation: Que la Paix du Seigneur soit avec vous

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English term or phrase:peace of the Lord
French translation:Que la Paix du Seigneur soit avec vous
Entered by: Cindy Mittelette-Longuet

14:05 Jan 19, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: peace of the Lord
Bonjour à tous,

Je traduis un e-mail dans le cadre d'une adoption "simple" de la part du beau-père d'un petit garçon, qui écrit à son père biologique pour lui demander son accord écrit.
Le papa a répondu en commençant son e-mail par "Hi XXX, peace of the Lord. Nice to hear from you..."
L'échange est amical, mais j'ai rarement rencontré cette expression dans une correspondance. Pensez-vous qu'il soit très croyant ou est-ce un usage courant dans les pays anglophones ?
Merci d'avance pour vos lumières et vos suggestions !
Cindy Mittelette-Longuet
France
Local time: 05:47
Que la Paix du Seigneur soit toujours avec vous
Explanation:
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Note added at 20 minutes (2018-01-19 14:25:36 GMT)
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ou avec toi
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 05:47
Grading comment
Merci ! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Que la Paix du Seigneur soit toujours avec vous
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +3la paix soit avec toi
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +2Paix du Seigneur
AllegroTrans
4Que la paix du Seigneur soit sur toi
Hélène ALEXIS
4 -2Que Dieu te bénisse
Maxime Bachelier


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
peace of the lord
la paix soit avec toi


Explanation:
(may the) peace of the Lord (be with you)

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 05:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1529

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alain Boulé
1 hr
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
1 hr
neutral  B D Finch: That could be said by an atheist.
1 hr
  ->  the phrase has obvious religious undertones - http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christiancrier/2013/08/31/top-1...
agree  Irène Guinez
20 hrs
neutral  AllegroTrans: misses out "le Seigneur" and could be said in any context (e.g. by a non-Christian)
1 day 22 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
peace of the lord
Que la Paix du Seigneur soit toujours avec vous


Explanation:
-

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Note added at 20 minutes (2018-01-19 14:25:36 GMT)
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ou avec toi

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 05:47
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 990
Grading comment
Merci ! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alain Boulé
1 hr
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
1 hr
neutral  B D Finch: Why add "toujours"?
1 hr
neutral  AllegroTrans: Why copy this from the liturgy?
2 hrs
agree  Petra Johansson: La meilleure réponse, si utilisé avec "toi" et non "vous". Mais je me demande aussi si le "toujours" a lieu d´y etre.
4 hrs
agree  writeaway
8 hrs
agree  mchd
15 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
peace of the lord
Que Dieu te bénisse


Explanation:
Cela semble plus approprié pour saluer quelqu'un.

Example sentence(s):
  • Bonjour mon fils, que Dieu te bénisse, t\'es-tu confessé aujourd\'hui ?
Maxime Bachelier
France
Local time: 05:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: Wishing someone peace is not the same as wishing them to be blessed.
59 mins
disagree  AllegroTrans: Not the same phrase at all and why should a translator make a decision on "appropriateness" instead of translating the source text?
1 hr
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
peace of the lord
Que la paix du Seigneur soit sur toi


Explanation:
une idée

Hélène ALEXIS
France
Local time: 05:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 85
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
peace of the lord
Paix du Seigneur


Explanation:
simplement

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Note added at 26 mins (2018-01-19 14:31:38 GMT)
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Asker, this may not be common in some EN-speaking countries but it would be perfectly acceptable for a Christian person to write it.

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Note added at 1 day 23 hrs (2018-01-21 13:08:00 GMT)
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As B D Finch points out, this truncated dstyle is not "wrong" in any way and implies familarity. There is no need to repeat the more formal words used in the liturgy or the "sign of peace" in Christan church services.

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for this explanation :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: That reflects the truncated style of the original, which implies familiarity and shared attitudes between the writer and addressee.
1 hr
  -> thank you
agree  katsy
4 days
  -> thank you
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