English translation of "m'a amené sur place" - "He took/brought me there/to the spot."

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162 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	m'a amené sur place
Context:	je n'ai pas trop de difficulté à le croire. [Il] m'a amené sur place.
Keywords:	this is a deposition, but I think this expression refers to the fact that this other person manipulated him...right? Otherwise I don't get what it means here (because literally, he brought him on site where then?) Any ideas on different meanings for this colloquially? thx in advance.

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162 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

took/led me straight there

My comment:

...if not physically/geographically, then in the sense that he made it clear where he was coming from [figuratively]

162 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

he took me right to the place (spot)

162 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

He took me to there or to the place or to [your context will tell you what place0

My comment:

Please note: in French, amener sur place means to take someone to a place that is previously obvious in some context, but it is never figurative. It can be THERE, to the place, to [Paris or Lyon or wherever] as previously mentioned in any text. It is NOT site.

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162 months ago

wrote:

Correx: He took me there

162 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

He took/brought me there/to the spot.

My comment:

Yes, or "to the site".

sur place=there, on the spot

My references:

Larousse Advanced French/English Dictionary

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