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French translation: enfant

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English term or phrase:child
French translation:enfant
Entered by: & Associates (X)

04:22 Dec 17, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Computers: Software / software
English term or phrase: child
as a common noun
lalitha
enfant
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5 +11enfant
& Associates (X)
5 +1fils ou fille
Gabriel Lang
4môme, bambin, mioche,
Arthur Borges
4some more...
Serge L


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
enfant


Explanation:
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& Associates (X)
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môme, bambin, mioche,


Explanation:
More familiar terms that backtranslate as kids, tykes or carpet rats. :-)

Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 10:31
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some more...


Explanation:
bambin, fille, 1. fillette, garçon, garçonnet, pop. lardon, région. 2. minot, petit; fam. gamin, gosse, loupiot, marmot, mioche, môme, mouflet, moutard; très fam. chiard. Enfant en bas âge, au biberon, au sein. Þ bébé, nourrisson, tout-petit. Un petit enfant, un jeune enfant. Un enfant déjà grand. Þ préadolescent. Enfant scolarisé. Þ écolier, élève. — Enfant bruyant, difficile, insupportable, turbulent. Þ diable, garnement, polisson.



    Petit Robert
Serge L
Local time: 04:31
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fils ou fille


Explanation:
child is used in software to talk about a process or a task, or a class...
So, depending on the object it is related to, you are going to use either fille or fils, but don't use enfant.
Exemple :
la classe fille
le process fils
la tâche fille,
etc ...

The french software developpers aren't politically correct !

Gabriel Lang
France
Local time: 04:31
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Florence Bremond: of course, IF it's really "software"
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