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187 months ago

asterix  See profile asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Arts / Entertainment

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

les chapeaux de roues

Context:

sa carrière a redémarré sur les chapeaux de roues

 

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187 months ago

  See profile wrote:

took off like a rocket

My comment:

I don't think you want to be too literal in this case.

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187 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

set off at great speed

My comment:

chapeaux de roues = hub caps

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187 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

or better - got off to a flying start