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162 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:

avoir qu'une parole

Context:

Vous exécuterez mes instructions à la lettre et votrecommssion vous sera toujours payée,..

Keywords:

...en temps et en heure. Je n'ao moi-même qu'un parole...Shady bank accounts.

 

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162 months ago

  See profile wrote:

to have just one word to say

162 months ago

  See profile wrote:

I am a man/woman of my word

My comment:

or, I am true to my word

162 months ago

Darras  See profile wrote:

I have only one word (for this) ...

162 months ago

Marie-Claire  See profile wrote:

I am a person(man/woman?) of my word.

My comment:

My understanding is that this person is making a promise and trying to look trustworthy (that they might not keep later.) Well, that's my take on it.

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162 months ago

  See profile wrote:

Sorry Marie-Claire. I hadn't realized you had suggested the same several hours before me. If Barbara selects this option, the 'best rated' award should definitely go to you :)

The asker rated this answer best

I'll say one thing only/there's only one way of putting this

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162 months ago

  See profile wrote:

I don't think there is enough information here to do this. Je n'ai moi même qu'unE parole [???? à dire] . I only have one thing [to say about] this

162 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL  See profile wrote:

Exactly. In fact I did come up with that version too, but without a bit more context it's still wide open....