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l'opportunitè and l'occasion
Is it correct to say - ' je suis trés content d'avoir l'opportunitè de parler avec vous. I mean to say; I am very happy to have the opportunity to talk to you. Or am I supposed to use l'occasion rather than opportunité: Please advise. Merci d'avance:
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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on -
Since none of the native French have responded I'll have a go.
Yes, occasion is the right word. Opportunité means opportuneness, timeliness.
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Permalink Reply by yong leong on -
Thank you Stu for your reponse. When I look in the dictionary Opportunity also means opportunity in french but they don't use it as in english so it should be Occasion.
Much obliged for your reply to my question. Good day
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Permalink Reply by Benoît on
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In fact you can use both.
"Je suis trés content d'avoir l'opportunité de vous parler"
Sounds good to me (it's commonly used)
"Je suis trés content d'avoir l'occasion de vous parler" can also be used...
And you can even make a mix:
"Je suis trés content d'avoir l'opportunité de vous parler en la présente occasion".
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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on
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As Benoit says, both words can be used as the equivalent of English "opportunity". In addition, the French word opportunité can cover meanings such as "opportuneness", "timeliness", "suitability" etc.
Some prescriptivists don't like the first meaning of "opportunity". But it's widely used both in everyday usage and in formal writing in well-respected journals etc.
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Permalink Reply by yong leong on
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Je dois remercie à vous tous- Benôit et Neil. It is good to hear I did not make a mistake as I previously thought I had. This forum is really helpful. Thanks for all the good work to those who volunter to help. Cheers.
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