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142 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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142 months ago

   wrote:

What fortunate wind brings you here

142 months ago

   wrote:

What brings you here?

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142 months ago

   wrote:

Thanks for your input, Chantal. I think I'm going to go with "What in Heaven's name brings you here?", since Etienne didn't even call this friend for 10 years.

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142 months ago

   wrote:

What good fortune brings you here?

My comment:

:)

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142 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

That sounds good. It's close to the original. There is the fortuitous element (we have the word "windfall" in English after all) and the tone is cheery. I assume they are pleased to run into each other and luck brought them on each other's path...

142 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

What good fortune brings you here?

My comment:

:)

142 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

How on earth did we bump into each other today?

My comment:

Since tone seems very casual

142 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

How on earth did we bump into each other today?

My comment:

Since tone seems very casual

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142 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

They are in an office.

142 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

What do I owe the pleasure of meeting you/ your visit?

My comment:

The context is not clear enough: is it at home or in the street?

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142 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

Like I said, they are two friends who haven't seen each other for 10 years, but the register of their conversation up till now has been a lot more casual than what you have proposed, although there is no reason you would have known that.