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tomber dans son escarcelle

English translation: will pocket ...

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French term or phrase:tomber dans son escarcelle
English translation:will pocket ...
Entered by: B D Finch

09:46 Dec 14, 2009
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: tomber dans son escarcelle
Même si cette crainte d'un texte prêt postérieurement au Mondial 2010 nest pas à écarter, les enjeux financiers sont trop importants, pour les opérateurs comme pour l'Etat qui va voir enfin des taxes substantielles tomber dans son escarcelle, ce qui dans la période budgétaire actuelle n'est pas anodin.
Stephanie Sullivan
Mauritius
Local time: 15:02
will pocket ...
Explanation:
The State will end up pocketing substantial tax revenues.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:02
Grading comment
Merci BD, et merci a tous.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1will pocket ...
B D Finch
4come its way
Evans (X)
4a couple of other suggestions
John Detre
4the State is going, at least, to bring in substantial taxes
Sébastien GUITTENY
3where the country's coffers can expect to benefit from the major tax revenues that will be generated
John Peterson


  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
come its way


Explanation:
OR fall into its lap

Evans (X)
Local time: 12:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
will pocket ...


Explanation:
The State will end up pocketing substantial tax revenues.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Merci BD, et merci a tous.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catharine Cellier-Smart
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Catharine
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
where the country's coffers can expect to benefit from the major tax revenues that will be generated


Explanation:
Another suggestion

John Peterson
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: While I realise that a state doesn't have pockets, is attributing expectation to coffers an anthropomorphism too far?
4 hrs
  -> probably not - it crops up quite often in tax-related discussions as a reference to the tax/treasury authorities.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a couple of other suggestions


Explanation:
"...will rake in tax dollars..."
"...will reap tax revenues," or perhaps "reap a bonanza in tax revenues"


John Detre
Canada
Native speaker of: English
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the State is going, at least, to bring in substantial taxes


Explanation:
faire tomber dans son escarcelle : to bring in
(un peu simple, mais le français est plus alambiqué que l'anglais. La définition de Lexilogos semble aller à l'essentiel.)
(C'est d'argent dont ils parlent, et pas autre chose, apparemment)

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2009-12-15 13:33:52 GMT)
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Désolé pour la coquille sur "enfin", c'est "at last" et non "at least", qui signifie "au moins".


    Reference: http://www.lexilogos.com
Sébastien GUITTENY
France
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: French
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