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dawn prawnBOT Oct 30, 2025, 4:45 AM

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digital cairn Oct 30, 2025, 4:58 AM

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do you mean joint as in a bar?

servez-vous => take some if you want. It can translate to "help yourself" but not in this case. "allez-y" would be better

s'il vous plait doesn't translate to please in that sense. It means you're asking a request from the other person, and doesn't work when you're offering something. "je vous en prie" would be better

last sentence is a bit unnatural but works fine

patent zealot Oct 30, 2025, 5:04 AM

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Well, to give more context, I'm just translating dialogue from a game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zrcq23O42A @ 2:30 to be specific.
The "joint" is a demon hunting business, but it does have bar vibes.

"allez-y" would be better
Is "aidez-vous" odd too?

last sentence is a bit unnatural but works fine
How to make it sound more natural? WR had different choices for "crazy"... and "let's rock" was difficult. Speaker is a brash young man.

digital cairn Oct 30, 2025, 5:08 AM

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patent zealot Well, to give more context, I'm just translating dialogue from a game. https://...

marché is like an open market, mostly for fresh food. You'd have several ways to translate joint such as bistrot, boui-boui, bar, etc
nope, you can't use "aider" like that in French, it means offering assistance. "aidez-vous" more so sounds like "give yourself assistance"

patent zealot Oct 30, 2025, 5:09 AM

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Oh right... maybe magasin?

digital cairn Oct 30, 2025, 5:09 AM

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magasin is a general purpose shop, usually a supermarket

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at minimum a grocery store

digital cairn Oct 30, 2025, 5:14 AM

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patent zealot Well, to give more context, I'm just translating dialogue from a game. https://...

honestly the most natural translations would just reformulate completely
random translation: "ça part en couilles ! c'est l'heure de tout casser !"

patent zealot Oct 30, 2025, 5:15 AM

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Merci beaucoup for toutes les infos

digital cairn Oct 30, 2025, 5:18 AM

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patent zealot Merci beaucoup for toutes les infos

apparently the french translation went for "tu parles d'une visite ! let's rock !" (the first sentence basically meaning "what rude vistors!"

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and yeah rock-associated phrases tend to use English anyway

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