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234 months ago

Barbara R. Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

au bout du rouleau de la debro

Context:

s'installer dans l'adolescence

Keywords:

d'initiative ou au bout du rou

 

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234 months ago

  See profile wrote:

when [he/she] has exhausted his/her resources

My comment:

"debrouille" can also mean "know-now"

My references:

Petit Larousse, "La Puce a l'oreille" by Claude Duneton

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234 months ago

  See profile wrote:

until he runs out of smartness (or resourcefulness)

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234 months ago

  See profile wrote:

...or just ideas! :-) Annemarie