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J'ai déjà vu.

English translation: I've already seen

17:36 Aug 21, 2014
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Déjà vu
French term or phrase: J'ai déjà vu.
J'ai déjà vu quelquechoses.
NIRAJ SHRIVASTAVA
India
Local time: 10:08
English translation:I've already seen
Explanation:
...but if you're having to ask that, then you perhaps shouldn't be a translator. Also, you can't write "quelquechoses' like that; 'quelque chose' or ' quelques choses' ( plural)

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Note added at 19 hrs (2014-08-22 12:50:39 GMT)
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or indeed 'I already saw';
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Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6I've already seen
Andrew Bramhall


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
I've already seen


Explanation:
...but if you're having to ask that, then you perhaps shouldn't be a translator. Also, you can't write "quelquechoses' like that; 'quelque chose' or ' quelques choses' ( plural)

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Note added at 19 hrs (2014-08-22 12:50:39 GMT)
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or indeed 'I already saw';

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle Colson: absolutely
2 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  abe(L)solano: ... and why "pharmaceuticals" ?
3 mins
  -> Thanks- I've already seen/ I already some ...effects of something...?
agree  EJP
13 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  B D Finch: Though, depending upon the context, it could be "I already saw".
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, yes indeed;
agree  writeaway: wow
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
12 days
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