La demande officielle de chiffrage de la DA vous parviendra *sous peu*

English translation: shortly

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French term or phrase:sous peu
English translation:shortly
Entered by: chris collister

17:26 Dec 22, 2007
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: La demande officielle de chiffrage de la DA vous parviendra *sous peu*
Can anybody suggest a natty phrase for sous peu? I guess it means something like soon or shortly?
chris collister
France
Local time: 05:21
shortly
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Bashiqa
France
Local time: 05:21
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Thanks, everybody. Happy Christmas!
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shortly


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Bashiqa
France
Local time: 05:21
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Grading comment
Thanks, everybody. Happy Christmas!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Maybe not, but it's not a phrase I've come across. Must get out more. Thanks all the same...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen: Expression tres courante. there ain't a better way to translate it IMHO
28 mins

agree  Victoria Porter-Burns: I agree - as natty as you're going to get I think Chris! Merry Christmas!
49 mins

agree  Julie Barber: best option for me too....
1 hr
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