Spanish term
...y compañía
Principios del siglo XX.
Francisco entra en un salón de baile acompañado de tres personas más (dos mujeres y un hombre). Juan, que es amigo suyo pero no conoce a los acompañantes de Francisco, antes de solicitar que se los presente, le saluda, diciendo "Buenas noches, Francisco y compañía."
Mis intentos:
Good evening, Francisco and company.
Good evening, Francisco and companions.
Good evening, Francisco and comrades.
¿Alguno de ellos os parece correcto? Yo me inclino por el primero, pero no sé si en inglés queda natural emplear 'and company' en esa situación.
| 4 | and all of you |
YESHWANT UMRALKAR
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| 4 +3 | everyone/ladies and gentlemen |
philgoddard
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| 4 +2 | ...and friends, ...and guests |
José J. Martínez
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| 4 +2 | and co |
jude dabo
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Non-PRO (1): philgoddard
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Proposed translations
India
Translation is a work of art
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, Spanish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
and all of you
United States
ENSP, More than 30 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
...and friends, ...and guests
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Henry Hinds
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gracias
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James A. Walsh
: "and friends" is possibly the best option, in that it's closest to the original because you still have to include "Francisco" (retaining the personal feel), but also sounds most natural IMO. I just cant imagine anyone saying "Good evening, XXX and co"
3 hrs
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gracias
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and co
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franglish
: and company is fine but not and co
19 mins
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and Co fits too.cheers!
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Billh
: agree with Frang, and company but I could conceive of someone saying and co
46 mins
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Thanks billh!you know for sure that co is abbreviation for company/partner/friend in this case and not commerce.
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James A. Walsh
: It is the early twentieth century, and that is what the Spanish says, but I'm inclined to think that "and company/co" would be used more to talk about people rather than at them. And for that reason I'm going with a neutral.
2 hrs
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noted
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United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
everyone/ladies and gentlemen
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James A. Walsh
: I don't think so either. I'm inclined to think "and company/co" would be used more to talk about people rather than at them. And btw, there are two men - Francisco and Juan, so I'd go with "ladies and gentlemen".
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Yes, but it's Juan who's speaking! Thanks for agreeing anyway.
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ormiston
: the register is surely relatively formal. I'd even repeat thus: good evening Francisco, good evening everyone.
12 hrs
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| agree |
MicaelaLitwin
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Discussion
I would like to keep the word 'Francisco' in the answer, because it's a translation from a movie subtitle.
This is taken from www.thefreedictionary.com :
Co or co: abbreviation for
1. (Commerce) (esp in names of business organizations) Company
2. and co (kəʊ) and the rest of them: Harold and co.
Case #2 is similar to the question posted, isn't it?