home as pit
French translation: maison, gouffre
| 17:33 Jul 15, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: Jean-Luc Dumont France Local time: 02:17 | ||||||
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5 mins confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): +1Puits sans fond. Explanation: Une idée. Bonne chance. |
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9 mins confidence:
la maison c'est l'enfer Explanation: literal use = hell Dictionnaire Collins/Robert |
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22 mins confidence:
empreinte en creux Explanation: une piste... |
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18 mins confidence:
aire de ravitaillement Explanation: i think it is pit as in pitstop -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2005-07-15 17:52:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- en tant que... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2005-07-15 17:53:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the abyss would be too bizarre, for this readership at least :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2005-07-15 17:56:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the technical term at the racetrack is \"stand\". \"fosse\" doesn\'t sound too good. As for the other idea, the abyss would be too bizarre, for this readership at least :-) |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1le chez soi comme trou à soi Explanation: I dunno..but pit defitnitely does not mean bottomless pit..which is what you have said...and domicile for me would be le chez soi...that is home... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2005-07-15 17:41:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- comme petit trou à soi.. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2005-07-15 18:05:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Final: leurre -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 1 min (2005-07-15 18:34:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I\'m not saying it is Pitfall...I am saying it is Like Pitfall..something negative..un leurre..pit as trap.. Pit can be a trap..in English |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1[servir uniquement comme] lieu de couchage Explanation: Somewhere to sleep, nothing more, not very clean, utilitarian , no frills Pit A bed, a bunk. slang (orig. Military). M20. OED |
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2 hrs confidence:
traquenard Explanation: j'aime assez - car ça va avec l'hypothèque - et une maison c'est un traquenard - on achète juste pour découvrir qu'il faut aussi payer : la taxe de bienvenue (je ne sais pas si ça existe chez vous), les frais de notaire, les taxes de transfert, municipales, scolaires et autres, les réparations, l'assurance, l'entretien..... etc etc etc etc Reference: http://yourdictionary.com |
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6 hrs confidence:
maison comme refuge Explanation: idée comme une autre |
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8 hrs confidence:
le foyer pour mine Explanation: Le foyer est vu comme la mine privée dans laquelle vous allez pouvoir creuser, chercher, trouver ce qui concerne votre passé et améliorer votre avenir. |
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12 hrs confidence:
maison, gouffre Explanation: maison, véritable gouffre - dans le sens où on y engloutit tous ses sous - ou tout y disparaît |
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