French translation style guide

Community

In addition to the topic #translation > French translations in the main “#translation” stream, there is a dedicated stream #translation/fr for discussing the French translations. Please join there too and say hello.

Rules

• Use of vous instead of tu,

• A space before and after a colon and a semi-colon and a space after a dot and a comma,

• Follow english capitalization,

• Prefer the infinitive form of a verb: Save into Sauver (instead of Sauvez).

Some translations can be tricky, so please don’t hesitate to ask the community or contribute to this guide.

Terms

• stream - canal

• topic - sujet

• edit - modifier

• email - courriel

• upload - envoyer

• bot - robot

• alert word - mot alerte

• emoji - emoji

• subscription - abonnement

• mute - rendre muet/muet

• home - accueil

• narrow - restreindre

• pin - épingler

• star - favori/mettre en favori

• organization - organisation