English translation of "en bien, j'éspère" - "You are going to be pleasantly surprised"

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171 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	en bien, j'éspère
Context:	Je vias pouvoir te présenter Sandra, c'est elle qui va être aux fourneaux. Tu vas être...
Keywords:	...étonné. —En bien, j'éspère.

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171 months ago

Noelle Ward wrote:

you will be pleasan

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171 months ago

Noelle Ward wrote:

you will be pleasantly surprised - for the better I hope

171 months ago

Noelle Ward wrote:

well, I hope so

171 months ago

Noelle Ward wrote:

You are going to be pleasantly surprised

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171 months ago

Geoff Bing wrote:

Or at least, I hope so

171 months ago

Geoff Bing wrote:

Pleasantly, I hope

My comment:

Etre étonner en bien=to be pleasantly surprised

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171 months ago

Noelle Ward wrote:

I agree

171 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Agree also

171 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

I agree

171 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

I agree

171 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

definitely the best. Many of the others seem to be reading the 'en bien' as 'eh, bien, ...' . "Well, I hope" would be a less good alternative with the same sense, but "Well, I hope so" would mean "well, I hope I am going to be surprised" and so completely change the meaning.

171 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

I agree

171 months ago

Isabel Ruivo wrote:

Well impressed, I hope.

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