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• Thread starter Thread starter emilygray123
• Start date Start date Apr 18, 2009

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emilygray123

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Ireland English Bonsoir! I was wondering how you would say daddy's girl in french. It is a common thing in english however is more of a phrase then definite language. My attempt= papas petit fille However i am really not sure Thanks a lot. x O

olivier92290

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French Hello, I guess the closest translation would be fille a papa. E

emilygray123

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Ireland English Thank you, its a confusing one because two different cultures, however i am sure there is a set phrase as many girls in france are daddys girls!

Gutenberg

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Province de Québec, Canada français international http://www.babylon.com/definition/daddy's_girl/French la fille de son père, la (fille) préférée de papa Ne pas confondre avec "la fille à papa". K

KHOULE

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Ontario Canada french le chou-chou de papa (neutral gender) also (baby-talk) la fifille à papa V

Veentea

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la fille de son père, la (fille) préférée de papa Ne pas confondre avec "la fille à papa". Click to expand...

Hello Gutenburg, Can you tell me what the difference is? I asked a couple here, in Quebec, how they would translate "Daddy's Girl". Here's what I got: Answer from a French Canadian: la fille à papa Answer from his English wife: la fille de son père (which is what she calls their daughter.)

Gutenberg

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Province de Québec, Canada français international fils à papa fils à papa ; fille à papa Enfant privilégié, jeune homme entretenu par ses parents, jeune bourgeois, enfant gâté Enfant privilégiée, jeune femme entretenue par ses parents, jeune bourgeoise, enfant gâtée V

Veentea

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Québec English - US Thanks! That distinction is good to know and explains what another mom here meant referring to her "princess" daughter. Merci! K

KHOULE

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Ontario Canada french Dear Veentea: There is basically a difference in the social use of “fils à papa” and “fille à papa” The “fils à papa” infers that a son never had to work hard for his wealth and power because he had been financially protected by his father. The “fille à papa” infers a notion of endearment such as: a father’s favourite daughter . The expression « la fille de son père » means exactly that: the daughter is her father’s cherished child. The expression “son père”is very peculiar and still used in rural French-speaking Canada and possibly in certain parts of France. A child can refer to his/her father as “son père” if he/she is also an adult while the mother would be referred to as “la mère”. Young children would of course say “papa” while adolescents may say “le père” amongst themselves while not considered adult enough to address their father as “son père”. This peculiarity of using the 3rd person singular instead of the 2nd person as in English is possibly related to the Spanish use of “usted” and “ustedes” . Using the 2nd person to address yourself to anyone except children and siblings is considered vulgar and irreverent except in certain parts of South America. It is also notable that a man can address his father as “son père” and yet still use “vous” in the conversation. The younger generation in Québec and other parts of Canada no longer use these expressions and are more apt to use “tu” for everyone except in rare cases when respect is socially mandated e.g. older people, priests etc. V

Veentea

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Québec English - US Thanks for the explanation, Khoule -- Good info! You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Bluesky LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Share Link

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