Apr 13, 2016 07:58
8 yrs ago
English term

I don\'t know, but I think I know

English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters I don\'t know but I think I know
Bonjour,
Comment rendriez-vous cette phrase en français ?
Voici le contexte : un enquêteur retrouve une mallette dans un coffre de voiture. Un collègue lui demande ce qu'elle contient (il ne l'a pas encore ouverte). Il lui répond :"I don't know.", avant d'ajouter, deux secondes après, l'air goguenard "But I think I know." (car il se doute qu'elle contient de l'argent.)
Je trouve que le calque :"Je ne sais pas mais je crois que je sais" ne marche pas aussi bien en français. et je me demande ce qu'on pourrait trouver de plus naturel pour rendre cette idée. Le ton de la scène est léger.
Merci pour vos idées.
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Proposed translations

+13
3 mins
Selected

Sais pas... mais j'ai ma petite idée

Juste ma petite idée là-dessus...
Peer comment(s):

agree mchd : désolée, réponse simultanée !
0 min
Pas de souci ! Cela arrive souvent, mais donc cela doit être le bon choix !!!
agree Chakib Roula
0 min
Merci bien !
agree Alexandre Tissot
2 mins
Merci bien !
agree Annie Rigler
13 mins
Merci Annie !
agree GILLES MEUNIER
27 mins
Bonjour Gilles !
agree Sandra Mouton
46 mins
Merci bien !
agree Yannick.L
1 hr
Merci bien !
agree willy paul
2 hrs
Merci !
agree writeaway
5 hrs
Merci bien !
agree TB CommuniCAT
7 hrs
Merci !
agree C. Tougas
7 hrs
Merci !
agree Simon Charass
12 hrs
Merci !
agree Premium✍️
1 day 23 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+9
3 mins

je ne sais pas mais j'ai ma petite idée

suggestion
Peer comment(s):

agree Platary (X) : Ah, ce chrono !
12 mins
merci de ce soutien collaboratif !
agree Yoann Peyron
14 mins
merci
agree Sandra Mouton
45 mins
merci
agree Philippe Barré
2 hrs
merci
agree writeaway
5 hrs
merci
agree TB CommuniCAT
7 hrs
merci
agree CarolineRodg (X)
7 hrs
merci
agree Simon Charass
12 hrs
merci
agree Premium✍️
1 day 23 hrs
merci
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+3
3 mins

je pense avoir ma petite idée

Suggestion ! Merci
Peer comment(s):

agree Platary (X)
12 mins
agree writeaway
5 hrs
agree Premium✍️
1 day 23 hrs
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+3
4 mins

J'en sais rien mais que je crois que j'ai ma p'tite idée !

Une proposition.
Peer comment(s):

agree Platary (X)
12 mins
Merci, Adrien.
agree writeaway
5 hrs
Merci, Writeaway.
agree Premium✍️
1 day 23 hrs
Merci, Multipro.
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+1
5 hrs

Je ne sais pas, mais peut-être que si

OU "peut-être bien que si", "mon petit doigt me dit que si" pour faire dans l'idiomatique
Peer comment(s):

agree Premium✍️
1 day 18 hrs
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11 hrs
English term (edited): I don't know, but I think I know

je n'ai aucune idée, mais j'ai une idée

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