How do I say "Bless" in French when someone sneezes?

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How do I say "Bless" in French when someone sneezes? I Portuguese, it's Saúde. In English, Blesses [God bless you!] What about French?

Possible duplicate of What to say in ceremonies, incidents and some situations in French ? - See also : https://french.stackexchange.com/questions/6368/pourquoi-dit-on-à-vos-tes-souhaits-quand-quelquun-a-éternué — jlliagre, Oct 15 '19 at 15:09
This is something that can be looked up in a dictionary. See, for example, Collins and Cambridge. — Tsundoku, Dec 13 '21 at 14:39

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 17 '21 at 18:58

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In French, we say "À tes souhaits" ou "À vos souhaits"

Dictionary link here

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answered Oct 15 '19 at 15:06

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 17 '20 at 09:38

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A quick googling of "bless you sneeze in french" reveals very easily the desired answer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_sneezing

http://franconaija.blogspot.com/2015/05/what-to-say-in-french-when-someone.html

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/god-bless-you-bless-you-sneezing.2058/

From the last link

1st sneeze : A tes/vos souhaits!

2nd sneeze : A tes/vos amours! (que les tiennes/vôtres durent toujours)

3rd sneeze : A tes/vos aïeux!

4th sneeze : Crève!

https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-bless-you-in-French-when-someone-sneezes

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answered Oct 15 '19 at 15:18

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Upvote because I happened to learn something new (not that this is very exceptional, but still) with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th sneezes. – Laurent S. Oct 17 '19 at 13:50
@LaurentS. Je te remercie:-)! – Dimitris Oct 17 '19 at 13:51

How do I say "Bless" in French when someone sneezes?

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