French term
décrocher la palme
This is from an article about unemployment in Europe. The sentence is in a paragraph which discusses differing levels of unemployment in different countries: "Dans les deux cas, l’Espagne décroche la palme du pays que l’on veut fuir, et les Pays-Bas, celle du plus clément." I can't find any reference to "décrocher la palme" anywhere.
Thanks.
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Estelle Demontrond-Box
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MatthewLaSon
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Sheila Wilson
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André Vanasse (X)
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Proposed translations
Australia
Qualified Translator & Published Writer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
the prize goes to
synonyme= remporter la palme
the prize for the country ... goes to....
= to win
Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: English, French to English
get the gold
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the winner is
tops the list/got it
My translation: As far as people wanting to leave their country, Spain tops the list, while the Netherlands got it for the least affected (by high unemployment).
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-08-25 03:00:58 GMT)
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I meant "got it for" in the answer box.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-08-25 03:01:27 GMT)
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I don't think any phrase with "prize" works well here in English.
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rkillings
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Thank you, rkillings!
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Evans (X)
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Thank you, Gilla!
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Sandra Petch
: "tops the list"
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Thank you, Sandra!
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mimi 254
: tops the list
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Thank you, mimi!
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Natasha Dupuy
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Thank you, Natasha!
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comes top
"..Spain comes top when it comes to fleeing the country, whereas Holland seems more of a job-seeker's paradise"
Timely translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
takes the prize
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