T'as juste à m'appeler

[mysteriouscreep]

Ceci veut dire quoi ? Parce que je traduisais comme You simply have to call me mais n'utiliserais-on pas "devoir", comme Tu dois juste à m'appeler ?

 

[zazap]

Your interpretation is perfect. But it's not an obligation. Devoir is for obligations...

 

[Blancheneige]

It could be: "Just call me!"
No obligation, but an invitation.

 

[mysteriouscreep]

Then I don't understand the context. The whole sentence is T'as juste à m'appeler et je suis prête à décoller which I deduced meant You simply have to call me and I am ready to take off. There's only one way to say Have to in French, I believe? So what is the formation for "invitation" then?

 

[Blancheneige]

Then I don't understand the context. The whole sentence is T'as juste à m'appeler et je suis prête à décoller which I deduced meant You simply have to call me and I am ready to take off. There's only one way to say Have to in French, I believe? So what is the formation for "invitation" then?

What about "Just call me, I'll be ready to take off" ?

 

[zazap]

It's not exactly an invitation, but by saying "t'as juste à m'appeler", the person is saying that it's "easy". And that's what makes it sound like an invitation. I hope this explanation is clear enough...

 

[mysteriouscreep]

I understand the translation, but not the way it was formed. Sorry if I'm being annoying but I would be much obliged if you could explain.

 

[jetman]

You won't believe it. You just have to see it.

Tu vas pas y croire. T'as juste à le voir.

Sont-elles bonnes ces traductions ?

 

[Xiola]

What about "Just call me, I'll be ready to take off" ?

Or "whenever you call me, I'll be ready to take off"

 

[Xiola]

You won't believe it. You just have to see it.

Tu vas pas y croire. T'as juste à le voir.

Sont-elles bonnes ces traductions ?

The 2nd one would better be "il faut que tu le voies"

 

[sacchan71]

Here "t'as juste à" means "all you have to do is" or "you just have to". Does it sound like an obligation in English? En français, on pourrait encore dire "tu n'as qu'à".

 

[mgarizona]

To use the staple from old song lyrics:

All you have to do is call (me).

Word-for-word translation is also understandable:

You have only to call me.
You have but to call me.

 

[mysteriouscreep]

Je comprend maintenant! Merci à tous!