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106 months ago

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

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

General

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

ce n'est pas une expression

Context:

7, 8, 9 perspectives sur vos problématiques, sans enjeux de pouvoir, venant de personnes qui ne sont pas dans votre domaine et qui ne souhaitent qu’une chose : vous aider, c’est le cœur du MM, c’est le joyaux du MM. Rien que cet avantage justifie le prix d’un Mastermind et ce n’est pas une expression ! faites le calcul : 7, 8, 9 coaches, 1 journée par mois pendant 1 an égale…

 

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106 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc.  See profile wrote:

and it's not just a figure of speech

106 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc.  See profile wrote:

and it's not a vain word.....

106 months ago

Robin Smith  See profile wrote:

this is not a cliché

My comment:

Ironically, another French word used in English looks best here. "Platitude" could be used instead of cliché.

106 months ago

trilinguallady  See profile wrote:

It is an understatement, do the calculations:7,8,9 coaches...

My comment:

If you wish to use the word for word it doesn't sound how English speakers say it.

My references:

Experience

106 months ago

martynback  See profile wrote:

and those aren't just empty words

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106 months ago

martynback  See profile wrote:

it's not (just) paying lipservice

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

106 months ago

  See profile wrote:

Sorry about the typo: it is lip service in two words of course.

[and] we're not just saying that!