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161 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

un coup d'avance sur vous

Context:

Si ma famille tombe, et moi avec, vous chuterez aussi et encore plus bas que nous. J'ai,..

Keywords:

...malgré ce que vous pensez, un coup d'avance sur vous et je ssuis prêt à négocier avec vous, mais si vous contactez la police, si vous touchez à mes enfants, vous passerez les prochaines années de votre vie à vous demander pourquoi vous ne m'avez pas écouté.

 

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161 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle  See profile wrote:

I'm ahead of the game

My comment:

despite what you think I'm ahead of the game and I'm ready to negotiate with you/I'm ready to do business with you

OR despite what you think, I'm one step ahead of you....

161 months ago

Geoff Bing  See profile wrote:

(I am) a step ahead of you

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161 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Yes

161 months ago

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

I'd go with that, although I'd probably say '...one step...'

161 months ago

Marie-Claire  See profile wrote:

Me too, I had the same answer in mind.

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