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What does the French word Au chante mean?

Co-worker asked me. BabelFish says it means "with sings." Clearly I'm missing context here. Can any French speakers help? The sooner the better.
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mike | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Do you mean enchanté which is commonly said when being introduced to someone?

That means enchanted or "pleased to meet you"

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scarywoodwitch | 3 months, 1 week ago
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Its actually spelled enchante with an accent over the e. It means enchanted. Its sort of like in American when a man kisses a woman's hand and says, "Charmed.".

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nicktr | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Agree with 1st answer:
Link to forum with explanation:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=83078

Google translate comes up with 'to sing' but I imagine your co-worker has heard 'enchanté'

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carriep | 3 years, 5 months ago Report

Yep, that's it. I did not know spelling. Thanks for the citation.

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foxprowl | 3 years, 5 months ago
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It means, "Nice to meet you."

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relysh | 3 years, 5 months ago
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are you sure you dont mean enchanté? like used as a greeting? that means "enchanted." (as in, enchanted to meet you)

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cygnus | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Au chante would literally mean "with sings" as babelfish correctly pointed out. It really doesn't mean anything on it's own.

Enchanté is translated "pleased/delighted to meet you" and comes from "enchanted". It's usually said when people are introduced or make acquaintance. Take not that's it's mostly used in polite speaking by gentlemen and ladies usually of the same social standing. It's not appropiate to be used by people of lower social standing when meeting someone more important.

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carriep | 3 years, 5 months ago Report

Thanks!

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powerfulmask | 3 years, 5 months ago
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The word you are looking for is : enchanté. It is the equivalent of the English nice to meet you. It is a formal way to greet someone you meet for the first time.
You might be interested to hear it pronounced in French.

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