Phrases: Personal | Best Wishes (French-English)

bab.la Phrases: Personal | Best Wishes
French-English
Best Wishes : Marriage
Félicitations. Nous vous
souhaitons à tous les deux
tout le bonheur du monde.
Congratulations. Wishing the
both of you all the happiness
in the world.
Used when congratulating a
recently-married couple
Félicitations et meilleurs vœux
à vous deux pour votre
mariage.
Congratulations and warm
wishes to both of you on your
wedding day.
Used when congratulating a
recently-married couple
Félicitations à vous deux !
Congratulations on tying the
knot!
Informal, used when
congratulating a recently
married-couple that you know
quite well
Félicitations pour vous être dit
"oui" !
Congratulations on saying
your "I do's"!
Informal, used when
congratulating a recently
married-couple that you know
quite well
Félicitations aux jeunes
mariés pour leur heureuse
union.
Congratulations to the bride
and groom on their happy
union.
Used when congratulating a
recently-married couple
Félicitations pour tes
fiançailles !
Congratulations on your
engagement!
Standard phrase used to
congratulate someone on
their engagement
Je vous souhaite le meilleur
pour vos fiançailles et tout ce
qui vous attend.
Wishing both of you all the
best on your engagement and
everything lies ahead.
Used when congratulating a
recently engaged-couple
Félicitations pour vos
fiançailles. J'espère que vous
serez très heureux ensemble.
Congratulations on your
engagement. I hope you will
both be very happy together.
Used when congratulating a
recently engaged-couple
Félicitations pour vos
fiançailles. J'espère que vous
vous rendrez extrêmement
heureux l'un l'autre.
Congratulations on your
engagement. I hope you will
make each other extremely
happy.
Used when congratulating a
recently engaged-couple
Félicitations pour vos
fiançailles. Avez-vous déjà
fixé la date du grand jour ?
Congratulations on your
engagement. Have you
decided upon big day yet?
Used when congratulating a
recently engaged-couple who
you know well, and to ask
when the wedding will take
place
Best Wishes : Engagement
Best Wishes : Birthdays and Anniversaries
Bon anniversaire !
Birthday greetings!
General birthday wish,
commonly found on birthday
cards
Joyeux anniversaire !
Happy Birthday!
General birthday wish,
commonly found on birthday
cards
Plein de bonnes choses en
cette occasion !
Many happy returns!
General birthday wish,
commonly found on birthday
cards
Je te souhaite plein de
bonheur en cette journée
spéciale.
Wishing you every happiness
on your special day.
General birthday wish,
commonly found on birthday
cards
Que tous tes désirs se
May all your wishes come
General birthday wish,
Je te souhaite tout plein de
Wishing you every happiness
General birthday wish,
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réalisent. Joyeux anniversaire
!
true. Happy Birthday!
commonly found on birthday
cards
bonheur en cette journée
particulière. Passe une
merveilleuse journée !
this special day brings. Have
a wonderful birthday!
commonly found on birthday
cards
Joyeux anniversaire !
Happy Anniversary!
General anniversary wish,
commonly found on
anniversary cards
Joyeux ...(ème) anniversaire
de mariage !
Happy…Anniversary!
Anniversary wish used when
celebrating a specific
anniversary (e.g. 25th silver
anniversary, 40th ruby
anniversary)
... années et toujours
ensemble. Heureux
anniversaire !
…years and still going strong.
Have a great Anniversary!
Used to emphasize the length
of marriage and wish a happy
anniversary
Félicitations pour vos noces
de porcelaine !
Congratulations on your
Porcelain Wedding
Anniversary!
Used to celebrate a 20th
wedding anniversary
Félicitations pour vos noces
d'argent !
Congratulations on your Silver
Wedding Anniversary!
Used to celebrate a 25th
wedding anniversary
Félicitations pour vos noces
d'émeraude !
Congratulations on your Ruby
Wedding Anniversary!
Used to celebrate a 40th
wedding anniversary
Félicitations pour vos noces
de perle !
Congratulations on your Pearl
Wedding Anniversary!
Used to celebrate a 30th
wedding anniversary
Félicitations pour vos noces
de rubis !
Congratulations on your Coral
Wedding Anniversary!
Used to celebrate a 35th
wedding anniversary
Félicitations pour vos noces
d'or !
Congratulations on your Gold
Wedding Anniversary!
Used to celebrate a 50th
wedding anniversary
Félicitations pour vos noces
de diamant !
Congratulations on your
Diamond Wedding
Anniversary!
Used to celebrate a 60th
wedding anniversary
Prompt rétablissement.
Get well soon.
Standard get well wish,
commonly found on cards
Rétablis-toi vite.
I hope you make a swift and
speedy recovery.
Standard get well wish
Nous espérons que tu seras
sur pieds d'ici peu.
We hope that you will be up
and about in no time.
Standard get well wish from
more than one person
Je pense à toi et espère que
tu te sentiras mieux très
bientôt.
Thinking of you. May you feel
better soon.
Standard get well wish
De la part de tout le monde à
..., prompt rétablissement.
From everybody at…, get well
soon.
Get well wish from several
people in an office or place of
work
Rétablis-toi vite. Toute le
monde à... t’envoie ses
amitiés.
Get well soon. Everybody
here is thinking of you.
Get well wish from several
people in an office or place of
work
Standard congratulation
sentence
Je te souhaite bonne chance
et tout le succès que tu
mérites dans...
I wish you the best of luck and
every success in…
Used when wishing someone
success in the future
Best Wishes : Get well Wishes
Best Wishes : General Congratulations
Félicitations pour...
Congratulations on…
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Je te souhaite tout le succès
possible dans...
I wish you every success in…
Used when wishing someone
success in the future
Nous voudrions te féliciter
pour...
We would like to send you our
congratulations on…
Used when congratulating
someone for doing a specific
thing
Bien joué pour...
Well done on…
Used when congratulating
someone for doing a specific
thing, less congratulatory
Félicitations pour ton permis
de conduire !
Congratulations on passing
your driving test!
Used when congratulating
someone on passing their
driving test
Bien joué. Nous savions que
tu pouvais le faire.
Well done. We knew you
could do it.
Used when congratulating
someone, usually a close
friend or member of the family
Félicitations !
Congrats!
Informal, relatively
uncommon, shorthand for
congratulations and used
when congratulating someone
Best Wishes : Academic Achievements
Félicitations pour ton diplôme
!
Congratulations on your
graduation!
Used when congratulating
someone for graduating from
university
Félicitations pour tes
examens !
Congratulations on passing
your exams!
Used when congratulating
someone for passing their
school exams
Quelle flèche tu fais ! Bien
joué pour ton examen !
Who's a clever bunny then?
Well done on acing your
exam!
Informal colloquial phrase,
used when someone you
know well does exceedingly
well on an exam
Félicitations pour l'obtention
de ton Master et bonne
chance dans le monde du
travail.
Congratulations on getting
your Masters and good luck in
the world of work.
Used when congratulating
someone for completing their
master's degree and wishing
them luck in the future
Bien joué pour les examens et
bonne chance pour le futur.
Well done on your great exam
results and all the best for the
future.
Used when congratulating
someone for passing their
school exams, but when
unsure whether they plan to
go to university or get a job
Félicitations pour tes
examens et bonne chance
dans ta future carrière
professionnelle.
Congratulations on your exam
results. Wishing you all the
best for your future career.
Used when congratulating
someone for passing their
school exams, and who you
know is looking to get a job
Félicitations pour ton entrée à
l'université. Profites-en bien !
Well done on getting into
University. Have a great time!
Used when congratulating
someone on getting a place at
university
Nous sommes sous le choc
d'apprendre le décès si
soudain de... et nous
souhaitons vous offrir tous
nos vœux de condoléances.
We are all deeply shocked to
hear of the sudden death
of…and we would like to offer
our deepest sympathy.
Used when consoling
someone on the death of
someone close to them. The
death could have been
expected or unexpected
Nous sommes sincèrement
désolés d'apprendre la
disparition de...
We are so very sorry to hear
about your loss.
Used when consoling
someone on the death of
someone close to them
Je vous envoie mes
condoléances les plus
I offer you my deepest
condolences on this dark day.
Used when consoling
someone on the death of
Nous avons été bouleversés
par le décès prématuré de
We were disturbed and
saddened by the untimely
Used when consoling
someone on the death of their
Best Wishes : Condolences
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sincères en ce moment de
deuil.
someone close to them
votre fils / fille / époux /
épouse, ...
death of your
son/daughter/husband/wife,
….
son/daughter/husband/wife
(includes the name of the
deceased)
Please accept our deepest
and most heartfelt
condolences at this most
challenging time.
Used when consoling
someone on the death of
someone close to them
Nos pensées sont avec vous
et votre famille en ce moment
difficile que représente la
disparition d'un être cher.
Our thoughts are with you and
your family at this most
difficult time of loss.
Used when consoling
someone on the death of
someone close to them
Nous te souhaitons bonne
chance dans ton nouveau
travail chez...
We wish you the best of luck
in your new job at…
Used when wishing someone
success in a new job
De notre part à touche chez...,
nous te souhaitons bonne
chance dans ton nouveau
travail.
From all at…, we wish you the
best of luck in your new job.
Used when old colleagues
wish someone success in a
new job
Nous te souhaitons bonne
chance dans ton nouveau
poste en tant que...
We wish you the best of luck
in your new position of…
Used when old colleagues
wish someone success in a
new job position
Nous te souhaitons beaucoup
de succès dans cette
prochaine étape
professionnelle.
We wish you every success
for your latest career move.
Used when old colleagues
wish someone success in a
new job
Félicitations pour avoir
décroché ce poste !
Congratulations on getting the
job!
Used when congratulating
someone on getting a new,
usually lucrative, job
Bonne chance pour ta
première journée chez...
Good luck on your first day
at…
Used when wishing someone
a good first day at a new job
Nous sommes ravis
d'apprendre la naissance de
votre petit garçon / petite fille.
Félicitations.
We were delighted to hear of
the birth of your new baby
boy/girl. Congratulations.
Used to congratulate a couple
on the birth of their child
Félicitations pour la nouvelle
arrivée dans votre famille !
Congratulations on your new
arrival!
Used to congratulate a couple
on the birth of their child
À la jeune maman, meilleurs
vœux à ton fils / ta fille et à toimême.
For the new mother. Best
wishes for you and your
son/daughter.
Used to congratulate a
woman on the birth of her
child
Félicitations pour la naissance
de votre petit garçon / petite
fille !
Congratulations on the arrival
of your new beautiful baby
boy/girl!
Used to congratulate a couple
on the birth of their child
Aux très fiers parents de...,
félicitations à l'occasion de cet
heureux événement.
Savourez ces moments de
bonheur.
To the very proud parents
of… . Congratulations on your
new arrival. I'm sure you will
make wonderful parents.
Used to congratulate a couple
on the birth of their child
En ces moments difficiles
nous tenions à vous faire part
de nos sincères
condoléances.
Best Wishes : Career Achievements
Best Wishes : Birth
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Best Wishes : Thanks
Merci beaucoup pour...
Many thanks for…
Used as a general thank you
message
Je voudrais te remercier de la
part de mon époux/épouse et
moi-même...
I would like to thank you on
behalf of my husband/wife
and myself…
Used when thanking someone
on behalf of yourself and
someone else
Je ne sais pas comment te
remercier pour...
I really don't know how to
thank you for…
Used when you are very
grateful to someone for doing
something for you
Une petit quelque chose en
guise de reconnaissance...
As a small token of our
gratitude…
Used when giving a gift to
someone as a thank you
Nous voudrions vraiment
remercier... du fond du cœur
pour...
We would like to extend our
warmest thanks to…for…
Used when you are grateful to
someone for doing something
for you
Nous te sommes très
reconnaissants pour...
We are very grateful to you
for…
Used when you want to thank
someone sincerely for doing
something for you
N'en parlons pas. Au
contraire, c'est à moi de te
remercier !
Don't mention it. On the
contrary: we should be
thanking you!
Used when someone thanks
you for something, but what
he / she did benefited you as
well
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année
de la part de...
Season's greetings from…
Used in the US to celebrate
Christmas and New Year
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année
!
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year!
Used in the UK to celebrate
Christmas and New Year
Joyeuses Pâques !
Happy Easter!
Used in Christian countries to
celebrate Easter Sunday
Joyeux Thanksgiving !
Happy Thanksgiving!
Used in the US to celebrate
Thanksgiving
Bonne Année !
Happy New Year!
Used to celebrate the New
Year
Bonnes fêtes de fin d'année !
Happy Holidays!
Used in the US and Canada
to celebrate holidays
(especially used around
Christmas/Hanukkah time)
Joyeux Hanukkah !
Happy Hanukkah!
Used to celebrate Hanukkah
Joyeux Diwali. Que la lumière
soit dans vos cœurs pour une
année entière.
Happy Diwali to you. May this
Diwali be as bright as ever.
Used to celebrate Diwali
Joyeux Noël !
Merry Christmas! / Happy
Christmas!
Used in Christian countries to
celebrate Christmas
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année
!
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year!
Used in Christian countries to
celebrate Christmas and New
Year
Best Wishes : Season's Greetings
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