Bon, et sinon : ...

[oliveb]

Hi everyone,
How would you guys translate that?

"So, otherwise : ..." is what comes to my mind but it feels weird, doesn't it?

 

[ManningAnne]

I'd try "So, anyways... " but it's quite collequial and usually spoken as opposed to written.

 

[Itisi]

Please give us some context!

 

[oliveb]

Thanks for your replies!

Context: Someone is telling about his day in his diary, then he suddenly changes the subject to give updates about a friend of his.

 

[GameOfWords69300]

Hi Oliveb,

From the context you're describing the french expression "et sinon" to change subject could maybe be translated by something like : "On a different/another note", or "On a side note" or maybe "Switching gears" or "Anyway!" I'm not sure about this let's wait for natives, maybe they'll have other suggestions!

 

[joelooc]

in this context it seems to me "Bon, et sinon : ..." would be a pretty good translation for Monty Python's famous "OK and now for something completely different"(= sans transition)

 

[Itisi]

It sounds as if here it means: Ok, and apart from that/otherwise.

It's not quite the usual way of using 'sinon'

 

[oliveb]

Yes it is an informal, spoken form of "sinon"
Thanks a lot for the suggestions!