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Marrakchis

English translation: Inhabitants of Marrakesh / Marrakeshis / people from Marrakech

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French term or phrase:Marrakchis
English translation:Inhabitants of Marrakesh / Marrakeshis / people from Marrakech
Entered by: Hélène Treloar

19:06 Feb 1, 2019
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / tourism/Morocco
French term or phrase: Marrakchis
A 10 minutes de l’effervescence de la Médina, le Beldi est un jardin enchanté qui n’a plus de secret pour les Marrakchis en quête de verdure et d’authenticité. En marge des palaces qui chaque année poussent dans la palmeraie, conjuguant luxe et volupté, le Beldi reste fidèle à sa recette d’un Maroc beldi et bon enfant. Des treilles, des artisans et des panamas : ne cherchez pas ici au fil du douar un luxe ostentatoire, la maison tient à maintenir un accueil « cool », authentique et spontané
Hélène Treloar
Local time: 21:37
Inhabitants of Marrakesh / Marrakeshis / people from Marrakech
Explanation:
The first is more formal, the latter two more informal. The reason it is spelt “Marrakchi” is because Moroccans tend to remove all the vowels and squish the consonants together!

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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-02-01 23:10:15 GMT)
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Again, this is an Arabic term, not French.
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Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:37
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Inhabitants of Marrakesh / Marrakeshis / people from Marrakech
Verity Roat
4 +1Marrakech city inhabitants
Drmanu49
4 +1Marrakeshis
Ben Gaia


Discussion entries: 4





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Marrakech city inhabitants


Explanation:
What else?

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 03:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  M. El Kadimi: No! New-Yorkers ;)
52 mins
  -> Thank you! ;-)
neutral  writeaway: we wouldn't use the word 'city'. Any more than Paris city inhabitants.
4 hrs
  -> Well you should because there is Paris city and the greater Paris area.
neutral  AllegroTrans: With Writeaway; we say Parisiens for inhabitants of Paris
21 hrs
  -> So do you for people living in the banlieue which is not Paris. I used to live there. Hence my comment.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Marrakeshis


Explanation:
This would be an acceptable anglicisation of the term, if that was what was required. The meaning is as suggested. Using "Marrekshis" would be more informal, or possibly in a register that would indicate a familiarity with the locality and its inhabitants. English uses "sh" where French spells it with a "ch".

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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-02-01 22:06:12 GMT)
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sp Marrakeshis

Ben Gaia
New Zealand
Local time: 13:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
18 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Inhabitants of Marrakesh / Marrakeshis / people from Marrakech


Explanation:
The first is more formal, the latter two more informal. The reason it is spelt “Marrakchi” is because Moroccans tend to remove all the vowels and squish the consonants together!

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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-02-01 23:10:15 GMT)
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Again, this is an Arabic term, not French.

Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
1 hr
neutral  Drmanu49: Which is my answer
16 hrs
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