Holiday French Expression
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| Meaning | Best wishes, Happy holidays | |
| Literally | Best wishes | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[may yeur veu] |
| IPA | [me jœr vø] | |
Usage notes: Meilleurs vœux has both general and specific meanings, depending on how and especially when it’s used.
In a get-well card
Meilleurs vœux is commonly used to wish someone well after illness or an accident.
Par exemple…
| Meilleurs vœux pour une guérison complète. | Best wishes for a complete recovery, Get well soon. | |
| Nos meilleurs vœux de prompt rétablissement. | Our best wishes for a speedy recovery, Get well soon. |
At the end of a letter
Meilleurs vœux may be used on its own or, more commonly, as part of a formula.
Par exemple…
| Nous vous adressons nos meilleurs vœux. | With our best wishes, Please accept our best wishes. | |
| Je vous envoie toutes mes félicitations à l’occasion de la naissance de votre fils, et lui adresse mes meilleurs vœux de santé et de bonheur. | My congratulations to you on the birth of your son, and my best wishes to him for health and happiness. |
In December
Meilleurs vœux is an all-purpose expression like "happy holidays" or "season’s greetings":
Par exemple…
| Meilleurs vœux ! | Season’s greetings! Happy holidays! | |
| Nos meilleurs vœux pour la saison des Fêtes | Our best wishes for the holiday season |
In January
Meilleurs vœux is also used in assorted formulas to wish someone a happy new year:
Par exemple…
| Je vous présente mes meilleurs vœux pour la nouvelle année. | I offer you my best wishes for the new year. | |
| Recevez nos meilleurs vœux de bonheur pour la nouvelle année. | Please accept our best wishes for joy in the new year. |
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