Mar 23, 2004 16:19
20 yrs ago
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French term
France
veuillez agréer...
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
lettres
comment finit-on une lettre un peu officielle en anglais?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +15 | the old rule drummed into generations of UK students was as follows: |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 5 +7 | Sincerely, |
Marian Greenfield
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| 5 +3 | Yours sincerely |
Andre de Vries
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| 5 +2 | Yours faithfully, |
NancyLynn
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| 5 +1 | Sincerely |
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
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| 3 +2 | Sincerely yours, |
Ariser
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| 4 +1 | Best regards |
IanW (X)
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| 4 +1 | Yours truly |
reliable
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Proposed translations
+15
16 mins
Selected
the old rule drummed into generations of UK students was as follows:
If you write Dear Mr. (with his name), you then sign "Yours sincerely"?
If you write "Dear Sir" (more impersonal), you should sign "Yours faithfully".
In a formal letter, you should put the "Yours" in first position.
HTH
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Note added at 2004-03-23 16:36:42 (GMT)
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oops - sorry about the intrusive question mark.
If you write "Dear Sir" (more impersonal), you should sign "Yours faithfully".
In a formal letter, you should put the "Yours" in first position.
HTH
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Note added at 2004-03-23 16:36:42 (GMT)
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oops - sorry about the intrusive question mark.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci"
+2
2 mins
French term (edited):
veuillez agr�er...
Sincerely yours,
One of the possibilities...
+1
3 mins
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
Canada
Canada
Works in field
Canada
Strive For Excellence
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, French to Bulgarian, and 24 more.
French term (edited):
veuillez agr�er...
Sincerely
K ind regards
Sincerely yours
Sincerely yours
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
NancyLynn
: kind regards = cordialement, too casual for this instance
1 min
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oui,mais on dit "un peu" officielle -:)Merci,Nancy
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+2
6 mins
French term (edited):
veuillez agr�er...
Yours faithfully,
another version - a little older, stuffier, more formal
+3
7 mins
Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
satisfaction guaranteed
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, French to English
Yours sincerely
the standard British close is yours sincerely, believe me!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Scott Gilmour
: Agree. Depends if you're talking about US or GB English. Your Sincerely is spot on in GB Eng.
8 mins
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| agree |
chaplin
: If I start the letter with dear sirs I put faithfully
47 mins
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I rather think that Yours faithfully is dying out now in the UK
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| agree |
Mario Marcolin
1 hr
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+7
2 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
French term (edited):
veuillez agr�er...
Sincerely,
that's the standard close in English...
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Note added at 23 mins (2004-03-23 16:42:43 GMT)
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at least in the U.S., all of the solutions you\'ve been offered, minus \"faithfully\" are quite common.
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Note added at 23 mins (2004-03-23 16:42:43 GMT)
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at least in the U.S., all of the solutions you\'ve been offered, minus \"faithfully\" are quite common.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ariser
0 min
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| agree |
truptee
: yes.
1 min
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| agree |
NancyLynn
2 mins
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| agree |
moya
5 mins
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
6 mins
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| agree |
Mario Marcolin
1 hr
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| agree |
mbwahl
: I agree; in the U.S. "Yours faithfully" is less common and more informal than "Sincerely"
12 hrs
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+1
1 hr
French term (edited):
veuillez agr�er...
Best regards
If you want an all-purpose answer, "best regards" is very common in business correspondence these days.
+1
16 hrs
French term (edited):
veuillez agr�er...
Yours truly
Still used in the US
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