Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Bonnes ventes !
English translation:
Best of luck with sales!/Good luck selling!
Added to glossary by
MatthewLaSon
Aug 23, 2009 15:47
14 yrs ago
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French term
Bonnes ventes !
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Good selling? I'm not sure that "good sales" or "good selling" sounds at all natural in English. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Sep 1, 2009 15:08: MatthewLaSon changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1033670">Christopher Fitzsimons's</a> old entry - "Bonnes ventes !"" to ""Best of luck with sales/!Good luck selling!""
Proposed translations
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Best of luck with sales/!Good luck selling!
Hello,
I think this sounds more natural in English.
I hope this helps.
I think this sounds more natural in English.
I hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: I can't believe people agree with "Happy selling" ...
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Thank you! Are you aware of the "jumping on the bandwagon" syndrome? It affects a lot of folks on here. LOL.
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George C.
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Thank you, solarstone!
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YorickJenkins
: or Best of luck with your sales (adding your)
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Thank you, YorickJenkins! I appreciate it.
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Comment: "Merci à tout le monde"
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4 mins
Andrew Fanko
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Happy selling!
I think this works ok, although more context would be nice. I also thought of "Sell well!", if you fancy a poetic solution!
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot; that's exactly what it means but for some reason that phrase just wouldn't come to me as silly as it sounds!! :) |
Peer comment(s):
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Fiorsam
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sktrans
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Verginia Ophof
: vmophof
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Jennifer Levey
: Of course. Especially as 'bon ventes!' is an adaptation of the nautical expression 'bon vent!', just as 'happy selling' is a play on the common nautical exp. in English 'Happy sailing!'
3 hrs
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C. Tougas
7 hrs
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YorickJenkins
: This is whoelsaler to retailer (see below) so doesn't fit and doesn't sound natural anyway
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Travelin Ann
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Timely translations
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Happy selling!
Sounds awkward, just as Good Appetite! (Bon Appetit!) sounds odd in English because English speakers are more likely to say "Enjoy your lunch" if we say anything at all,
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4 hrs
Sell away!
To the extent that "bon vent" applies to sailing ships, this could be a deformation of "sail away".
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-08-23 20:23:53 GMT)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BARLfUmyBJA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BARLfUmyBJA
And I'm not the first to think of it:
1. Come Sell Away | PPB Mag
Come Sell Away By: Joseph G. Scott, MAS Issue: 2009feb. Make your own economy by trimming your sails and going full-speed ahead. A client recently told me, ...
www.ppbmag.com/Article.aspx?id=4480
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-08-23 20:23:53 GMT)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BARLfUmyBJA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BARLfUmyBJA
And I'm not the first to think of it:
1. Come Sell Away | PPB Mag
Come Sell Away By: Joseph G. Scott, MAS Issue: 2009feb. Make your own economy by trimming your sails and going full-speed ahead. A client recently told me, ...
www.ppbmag.com/Article.aspx?id=4480
Peer comment(s):
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Sheila Wilson
: Sounds good to me
13 hrs
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Mark Nathan
: Yes, although you can't beat Rod Stewart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpbuqh12oj4
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Andrew Levine
United States
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Good luck!
Really, there's no need to overthink this.
20 hrs
Wishing you a successful x!
This is always tricky. You could try "happy retailing" as an alternative to "selling". However, I think the most natural English phrasing would be "wishing you a successful season/year/week/month" though.
20 hrs
healthy sales
(Wishing you) healthy sales
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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-08-24 12:32:51 GMT)
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http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection-R/Statcan/63-008-XIB/0...
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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-08-24 12:32:51 GMT)
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http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection-R/Statcan/63-008-XIB/0...
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