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jetant des passerelles

English translation: building bridges

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French term or phrase:jetant des passerelles
English translation:building bridges
Entered by: kashew

09:26 Dec 27, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Music
French term or phrase: jetant des passerelles
In the presentation text for a vocal ensemble :

Un ensemble vocal jetant des passerelles entre le concert et le spectacle, privilégiant la création contemporaine et la découverte ou la redécouverte de pages musicales
Martha Melter
France
Local time: 04:33
building bridges
Explanation:
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Note added at 23 heures (2009-12-28 08:50:10 GMT)
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Or; "in midsteam between" - again sticking to journalistic clichés.
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kashew
France
Local time: 04:33
Grading comment
Thanks for your help
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6building bridges
kashew
4connecting
Fiorsam
4establishing a connection between
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3linking
Travelin Ann


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
connecting


Explanation:
simple...:)

Fiorsam
United States
Local time: 22:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
establishing a connection between


Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 22:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
building bridges


Explanation:
*

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Note added at 23 heures (2009-12-28 08:50:10 GMT)
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Or; "in midsteam between" - again sticking to journalistic clichés.

kashew
France
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks for your help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Sabedoria (X): Though the expression does get overused
6 mins
  -> Indeed, thanks.
agree  David Vaughn: This is the obvious translation; no doubt the 2 phrases are synonymous. But a passerelle is still much lighter, tenuous, than a bridge. If the quality of the surrounding prose warrants, I'd try being more inventive - flinging footbridges?
1 hr
  -> Dangerous group - flinging footbridges around! But I do like the 2 f's
agree  Emma Paulay
4 hrs
agree  Verginia Ophof: passageways?
7 hrs
agree  Chris Hall
8 hrs
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
17 hrs
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3 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
linking


Explanation:
a possible option

Travelin Ann
Local time: 22:33
Native speaker of: English
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