Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dresser le dessous des cartes
English translation:
present the underlying issues
French term
Tunisia
dresser le dessous des cartes
I know this means reveal the hidden part of something..
"En partant de l'économie et des politiques nationales vers l'international, magazine X dresse le dessous des cartes, les défis...du marché"
reveals the underside of..things, the hidden agenda...
Thank you in advance!
| 4 +3 | present the underlying issues |
cc in nyc
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| 4 | uncover the facts behind the news |
Wolf Draeger
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PRO (1): cc in nyc
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Proposed translations
present the underlying issues
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-12-03 02:57:38 GMT)
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BTW, there are a couple of WordReference threads for " dessous des cartes"; here's one:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=104985
My suggestion is similar to, though less colloquial than, Carnesschi's "tell what's what" for "révéler le dessous des cartes."
| Yes that's nice and simple, I like it, thank you! (yes I did check WR, it's the step before proz :) ) |
uncover the facts behind the news
From the economy to domestic and international politics, X magazine uncovers the facts behind the news, and examines the ups and downs of the market and their international consequences.
From the economy to domestic and international politics, X magazine uncovers the facts behind the news, and examines the ups, downs and international reverberations of the market.
| Thank you Wolf |
Discussion
En partant de l'économie et des politiques nationales vers l'international, magazine X dresse le dessous des cartes, les défis et enjeux du marché, mais aussi leurs implications par delà les frontières."