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232 months ago

Martine COTTARD   asked this question:

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232 months ago

Sujyotee   wrote:

prendre le taureau par les cornes

My comment:

"prendre/saisir par la peau du coup" is a literal translation that can make sense in French but is not valid in this context as in French one cannot take oneself "par la peau du coup". I agree with Bernard Cointault and Monique Goddard that in this specific context, "prendre le taureau par les cornes" is a more appropriate and idiomatic translation.

232 months ago

L10n Specialist   wrote:

Il est parfois difficile de se ressaisir et de penser à l'avenir

232 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++   wrote:

Par la peau du coup

My comment:

Has been said already and that is that. And the french will understand it very well (I am french).
Means '' to force yourself to do something''

all the other answers is crap

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Spelling????????

232 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++   wrote:

Tirer/saisir ''par la peau du coup''

My comment:

Has been said already and that is that. And the french will understand it very well (I am french).
Means in this context '' to force yourself to do something''

all the other answers are wrong

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

If it was, but it is not, it would be spelt par la peau du cou (neck). But that would apply to somebody else, not to yourself. Prendre le taureau par les cornes is definitively the best answer. Monique - I'm French too.

232 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++   wrote:

prendre le taureau par les cornes

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Dans ce cas précis, vu le contexte, il ne peut s'agir effectivement que de "prendre le taureau par les cornes". (Monique, française)

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232 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++   wrote:

Tiré par le cou

232 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++   wrote:

tendre le cou

My comment:

...mais le contexte manque de précision

232 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++   wrote:

Par la peau du cou

My comment:

...Would be by the scruff of the neck...

However I'm not too sure weather this phrase would be understood in france as a common saying. But theres the tranlsation anyway.

Regards...
Tom

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232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

That's it. See: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2006-46%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=%22se+prendre+par+la+peau+du+cou%22&btnG=Search&lr=lang_fr

232 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

That's it. See: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2006-46%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=%22se+prendre+par+la+peau+du+cou%22&btnG=Search&lr=lang_fr