Un certain + nom - English Translation

Translation of Un certain + nom from French to English
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un certain (Benoît) : a certain (Benoît), an (unknown) man called (Benoît)
We use un certain or une certaine before a person's name to indicate that we don't know the person personally, or that we don't know much about them.
  • "J’ai pensé à toi, à nous, en découvrant cette fausse mais incroyable correspondance entre un certain Alfred et un certain George (ou une certaine George - je n’ai pas bien compris son genre)."
  • "J’ai pensé à toi, à nous, en découvrant cette fausse mais incroyable correspondance entre un certain Alfred et un certain George (ou une certaine George - je n’ai pas bien compris son genre)."
  • "J’ai pensé à toi, à nous, en découvrant cette fausse mais incroyable correspondance entre un certain Alfred et un certain George (ou une certaine George - je n’ai pas bien compris son genre)."

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