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her text the purest surprise

French translation: son texto, la surprise la plus totale

09:51 Mar 5, 2021
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / novel
English term or phrase: her text the purest surprise
Context: a young woman has sent an SMS to an older woman who has invited her to lunch. This sentence is the older woman's reaction. Not sure what it really means. Is it an expression of delight? Any ideas?
micheler
Local time: 17:19
French translation:son texto, la surprise la plus totale
Explanation:
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logosarada
France
Local time: 17:19


Summary of answers provided
4 +2son message (était/a été/fut) la plus belle des surprises
Saeed Najmi
5 +1son texto, la surprise la plus totale
logosarada
3son message de texte a été la surprise plus pure
Lisa Rosengard


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
son message (était/a été/fut) la plus belle des surprises


Explanation:
était une surprises pure et simple

Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cyril Tollari
18 mins
  -> Thanks Cyril
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Yvonne
agree  Antoine Sauvage: C'est bien formulé et compréhensible !
3 hrs
  -> Merci Antoine
disagree  logosarada: cf. mon message dans la discussion
2 days 19 mins
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2 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
son texto, la surprise la plus totale


Explanation:
voir discussion

Example sentence(s):
  • My economic lay-off, the purest surprise! As Chief Accountant, I know all about the company financial health
  • Mon licenciement économique, la surprise la plus totale ! En tant que chef comptable, je sais tout de la santé financière de l'entreprise.

    https://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-francais/a+look+of+pure+surprise
logosarada
France
Local time: 17:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hello, Logosarada, je suis d'accord avec vous. La surprise la plus totale, car son texto est inattendu, marche bien. Merci à toutes et à tous pour toutes vos contributions


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ormiston: Son texto une surprise absolue ?
22 hrs
  -> Ah oui, ça c'est très bien aussi !
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
son message de texte a été la surprise plus pure


Explanation:
C'es quelque chose d'une félicité, où la surprise est quelque chose plaisble.

(It's something happy, where the surprise is pleasurable.)

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Note added at 6 days (2021-03-12 00:25:54 GMT) Post-grading
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Son message a été étonnant (de la plus pure des surprises).

Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Germaine: Il me semble qu'on dit simplement "son message" ou "son texto", non? et la plus agréable/étonnante surprise, peut-être?
21 hrs
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