Phrases: Personal | Best Wishes (English

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