To look forward

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 30, 2009 at 7:39pm

Possible translations are:
- J'ai hâte de (followed by a verb in the infinitive form)
- Je suis pressé de followed by a verb in the infinitive form)

You can also use Je meurs d'envie de or (informal) Je crève d'envie de. They both mean that you're dying to do sth.

Here's a couple of examples:

J'ai hâte de te rencontrer
Je suis pressé de te rencontrer
Je meurs d'envie de te rencontrer

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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on September 30, 2009 at 9:29pm

Frank
J'ai hâte de te rencontrer
Je suis pressé de te rencontrer
Je meurs d'envie de te rencontrer
Now I have learnt the above important sentences.

What is the non-inflected of the word 'meurs'? It can't be the verb 'mourir'

I know 'pressé' is presser and 'hâte' is hâter'.

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 30, 2009 at 9:34pm

Hey Crack,

It _is_ the verb "mourir". Just like the English version.
and "crever" is slang for "mourir".

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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on September 30, 2009 at 9:59pm

Frank

So I am looking forward to meet her and I look forward to meet her are the sentences in question.
I can't fathom out how the word 'mourir' fits here. After all 'mourir' means death.

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 30, 2009 at 10:04pm

"mourir d'envie" is to be dying to do sth.

I'm dying to meet her
Je meurs d'envie de la rencontrer

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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on September 30, 2009 at 10:13pm

Thanks Frank
This may be a idiomatic expression. You might know all the French idioms.

In English we say, for example, a vet can put a cat down instead of vet can kill a cat.
The words 'put down' is to kill.
In zoos, they put down animals. Euphemistic way of telling the way to get rid of unwanted animals.

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Kingfisher on September 30, 2009 at 10:38pm

Uh...the word you are looking for is euthanasia. The vet euthanised our poor old dog.
Zoos euthanize unwanted animals especially if they are from a common bloodline.
Pam
PS, you wouldn't say I am euthanised to meet you!! That would just be too weird!
Pam
PS Crack please don't take offense here, I am only trying to help.
euphemistic and euphemism are different words than euthanasia.

A euphemism is a softer, gentler way to say something, here are examples on this link:http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/euphemism/common-examples.html
PS Neil since this isn't about french maybe I shouldn't post this!

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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on September 30, 2009 at 10:42pm

Pam
I beg to differ.
A zoo in the UK put down animals some years ago.
It was in the BBC news. I think BBC speaks correct English.

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Kingfisher on September 30, 2009 at 10:52pm

Ah Of course! To put down is a softer way to say kill! You are absolutely correct.
A eupehmistic way to say this, I was confused as to what this had to do with dying to meet someone, that was the problem! Pam