User talk:Quaere/Translation sandbox

Hi

I wondered if you would like me to proofread your Brassens sandbox and leave you a message with what needs to be corrected, here on your sandbox inbox?

I am bilingual (French, English), English is my mother tongue.

I'm unable to understand the instructions on the translation pages so this is probably an easier way for me to work.

Please let me know. Crinkles 22:20, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

quotes translations?[edit]

Hi Quaere,

I wanted to propose a different translation for "je dis bien tenté": rather than “I’d say good try,” I was thinking something more like, “and I do mean ‘try,’” or “ I did say ‘try’”—my interpretation is that Brassens is being modest and doesn’t want to say that he succeeded in being as forgiving and generous as his father—since that would be a pompous statement. Instead he emphasizes the effort he makes to live up to this image of his father and the degree of seriousness with which he takes this ideal.

I am new to Wikipedia so I hesitate to just make the change without discussing the connotations and my reasoning.

All the best! Gui Moquette (talk) 21:30, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I meant to add that I would be happy to give the untranslated quotes a go. Gui Moquette (talk) 21:31, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm not sure Quaere is still working on this, but thanks for your suggestions. I've actually got a fully translated version of this article that another user did that was sent to me as a Word document. I keep promising to various people that I will work on this, but I'll make sure I do some work on it tonight. After I add/change the translations, please see if you agree with them. Welcome to Wikipedia! Katr67 (talk) 23:20, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]