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150 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:

perdre leur latin

Context:

Il saura aller à l'essentiel, même si les autres y perdent leur latin.

Keywords:

Ils y perdent leur latin et sont découragés. / Pas étonnant que des gens intelligents mais peu enclins à la technique y perdent leur latin !

 

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150 months ago

Marie-Claire  See profile wrote:

are [totally] befuddled

My comment:

I searched in my head for a colorful term in a similar register to "perdent leur latin". For a more staid version, you could also say "totally lost."

150 months ago

Marie-Claire  See profile wrote:

even if it's all Greek to others

150 months ago

Marie-Claire  See profile wrote:

they can't make head nor tail of it

My references:

Collins Robert Unabridged French/English Dictionary

150 months ago

i. grolhier-deckarm  See profile wrote:

to be stumped

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

150 months ago

i. grolhier-deckarm  See profile wrote:

or: to be at their wits' end

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