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249 months ago

Gina W   asked this question:

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249 months ago

aurea honey   wrote:

A family diner ? I can't be bothered....

My comment:

For the person asking the question, it seems that the use of " fasse" is the pbm. it's just the verb "faire" in the subjunctive.
Literally, the sentence means " What do you expect a family diner would do to me ?"

249 months ago

aurea honey   wrote:

A family diner ? I can't be bothered....

My comment:

For the person asking the question, it seems that the use of " fasse" is the pbm. it's just the verb "faire" in the subjunctive.
Literally, the sentence means " What do you expect a family diner would do to me ?"

249 months ago

aurea honey   wrote:

or....I don't care a damn about a family dinner

249 months ago

aurea honey   wrote:

So what? I don't care a hoot about a family dinner

249 months ago

Prabir Mudaliar   wrote:

that compels me

My comment:

A difficult extract. Is it quoted fully and completely?
My interpretation of the question, in its given form, would be:
But what is it you want by compelling me to have dinner with the family?

249 months ago

Prabir Mudaliar   wrote:

But what do you think a family dinner is going to do (to me)?

My comment:

First, I think that there is probably a comma after “fasse”. This seems to be a conversation, so I would translate by what would actually be said in the same circumstance, as staying too close the French would not sound like conversation. Depending on the context, you may add “to me” at the end, but only if it is obvious from the context that it is needed.

249 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

But what do you think a family dinner is going to do (to me)?

My comment:

First, I think that there is probably a comma after “fasse”. This seems to be a conversation, so I would translate by what would actually be said in the same circumstance, as staying too close the French would not sound like conversation. Depending on the context, you may add “to me” at the end, but only if it is obvious from the context that it is needed.

249 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

what is that going to do for me?

My comment:

how do you think that is going to affect me?

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