ou que nous procédions à un remboursement

James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ou que nous procédions à un remboursement

In this sentence where is the "you" as the sentence in English was "or we could give you a refund"? why are these English words just being omitted and how are we meant to know when to omit them?

Asked 1 year ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi James, 

Just to add to what Chris said the expression -

procéder à un remboursement to refund something (to someone)

It is business-speak and might not be an exact copy of what you say in English as in this case. 

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Translation is rarely word-by-word. I agree, however, that the English -- even though a good translation of what would be said in this case -- is quite far removed from the French. A hint would be appropriate to get you thinking in the right direction.

James W. asked:

ou que nous procédions à un remboursement

In this sentence where is the "you" as the sentence in English was "or we could give you a refund"? why are these English words just being omitted and how are we meant to know when to omit them?

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