07:31 Jun 4, 2012 |
French to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / historical research/colloquial expression | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Gavin Jack New Zealand Local time: 15:58 | ||||||
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throwing your cards on the table Explanation: OR showing your hands OR putting everything on the table OR putting it on the table Example sentence(s):
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laying cards on the table Explanation: Bonjour, Cela me paraît plus imagé, et plus proche de l'esprit du texte, que simplement "to put everything on the table". |
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when the chips are down Explanation: at the end of the day when all is said and done there are some explanations that simply do not stand up to scrutiny/cut the mustard |
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