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Jaeger-LeCoultre

French translation: ***

10:10 Sep 28, 2006
French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Names (personal, company)
French term or phrase: Jaeger-LeCoultre
Hi all,

I will be grateful for the help of native French speakers. How is this company name pronounced in French? The name is needed to be transliterated in Russian.

Thank you very much in advance!
Natalie
Poland
Local time: 10:43
Selected answer:***
Explanation:
Contrairement à une idée reçue les français de France prononcent "gégère" et non jäger (yégueure) à la germanique. Pour lecoultre le l ne se prononce pas : lecoutre.

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Note added at 30 mins (2006-09-28 10:41:06 GMT)
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I wrote "gégère" which indicates that ER is not mute for sure !
Selected response from:

Platary (X)
Local time: 10:43
Grading comment
Thanks a million to everyone! Special thanks to VJC!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4***
Platary (X)
5 +1yeger lecoutre
Nathalie Reis
4Gégeaire, ou gégère
Paul VALET (X)
3Егер-ЛеКультр
erika rubinstein


Discussion entries: 3





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Егер-ЛеКультр


Explanation:
TopOnline - TopOnline... в киосках в московских подземных переходах предлагают фальшивые " Патек Филип " за 2.400 рублей ( 110 франков ) , " Реверсо " фирмы " Егер ЛеКультр . ...
www.toponline.ru/articles.html?page=


erika rubinstein
Local time: 10:43
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Erica, but this is FR>FR, not FR>RU :)

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
yeger lecoutre


Explanation:
hope it's clear! I love their watches....

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Note added at 16 mins (2006-09-28 10:27:17 GMT)
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Absolutely!

Nathalie Reis
Local time: 09:43
Native speaker of: French
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Nathalie. In other words, the first part is pronounced as German, and what about the 2nd part, 'L' isn't pronounced, right?

Asker: What about the "e" at the end, all is clear, it sounds as LECOUTR


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ni-cole: but the "e" at the end isn't pronounced
19 mins
  -> Indeed, thanks!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
***


Explanation:
Contrairement à une idée reçue les français de France prononcent "gégère" et non jäger (yégueure) à la germanique. Pour lecoultre le l ne se prononce pas : lecoutre.

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Note added at 30 mins (2006-09-28 10:41:06 GMT)
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I wrote "gégère" which indicates that ER is not mute for sure !

Platary (X)
Local time: 10:43
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a million to everyone! Special thanks to VJC!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Olivier! But in this case 'ER' in the end of Jaeger is pronounced, not mute?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ni-cole: Ah ces Français! Il me semble qu'ici on dit "yèguère" - mais du coup, j'ai un doute.../J'aurais juré qu'à Genève aussi, mais j'ai posé la question à copine qui habite au Jura: eh ben, j'ai tort ;-)
10 mins
  -> A Zürich sans doute et c'est normal, pas nécessairement à Genève où il y a même le musée. // Bravo et pardonné !!! Zaurions pu ezagérer dans ma conviction ???
agree  Paul VALET (X):
26 mins
  -> Voilà qui est réconfortant ! Merci !
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
4 hrs
  -> Ben oui, même si la chasse est ouverte ! Salut !
agree  Jean-Christophe Vieillard: confirmé par Séraphina MAMET qui travaille à la "réception" de Jaeger-LeCoultre.
21 hrs
  -> Je n'aurais certainement pas osé me prononcer sans le savoir personnellement, mais c'est une autre histoire ...
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Gégeaire, ou gégère


Explanation:
En France, c'est la prononciation habituelle.

Paul VALET (X)
France
Local time: 10:43
Native speaker of: French
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