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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

child

French translation:

enfant

Added to glossary by & Associates (X)
Dec 17, 2002 04:22
21 yrs ago
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English term

child

Non-PRO English to French Other Computers: Software software
as a common noun
Proposed translations (French)
5 +11 enfant
5 +1 fils ou fille
4 môme, bambin, mioche,
4 some more...

Proposed translations

+11
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enfant

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18 mins

môme, bambin, mioche,

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

some more...

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.
Reference:

Petit Robert

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+1
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fils ou fille

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 !
Peer comment(s):

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