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228 months ago

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

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228 months ago

   wrote:

A friend for life

228 months ago

   wrote:

from earlier on

My comment:

by the passing friend from earlier on.
De toute à l'heure definitely means previously on the same day. No doubt about that!

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228 months ago

   wrote:

of the buddy met (or referred to) a while ago

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228 months ago

Marie-José   wrote:

traduction inexacte : les mots "de passage" ne sont pas traduits. "met" = rencontré idem pour "referred to" = dont on a parlé

228 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de   wrote:

as soon as possible

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228 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

No, this wouldn't make sense.

228 months ago

Isabel Ruivo   wrote:

at any time

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228 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Surely tout à l'heure means "just now" or "presently", but never "at any time". Have you confused this with "à toute heure"?

228 months ago

Isabel Ruivo   wrote:

who was here earlier ?

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228 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Yes.

228 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Barbara, your author could use an editor for its French before asking to translate. Anyway, this is the right answer.

228 months ago

myrthe   wrote:

Agree.

228 months ago

myrthe   wrote:

Barbara, your author could use an editor for its French before asking to translate. Anyway, this is the right answer.