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231 months ago

Sophie (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	English > French
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	to step up to the plate
Context:	Expression
Keywords:	-

 

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231 months ago

   wrote:

agir

My comment:

Les americains disent, "It's time to step up to the plate" a quelqu'un qui parle beaucoup mais agit peu. En francais on dirait, "il est temps d'agir."

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231 months ago

manu-lingua   wrote:

Agree.

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231 months ago

   wrote:

to step up ou to set up to the plate existent toutes les deux

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www.idioms.thefreedictionnary.com/step+up+to+the+plate

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231 months ago

   wrote:

se preparer a quelquechose

My comment:

C'est une expression qui vient du baseball. Le batteur (celui qui a la batte) "sets up to the plate" c'est a dire se prepare a recevoir la balle

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231 months ago

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Accepter un défi (challenge) ou des responabilités

My comment:

Petite erreur de typo dans &ère réponse

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231 months ago

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Accepter un céfi (challenge) ou des responabilités

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