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began their own blame game

French translation: Commencer à se blâmer l'un l'autre, à jeter le blâme l'un sur l'autre.

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English term or phrase:Begin the blame game
French translation:Commencer à se blâmer l'un l'autre, à jeter le blâme l'un sur l'autre.
Entered by: Anne Duranceau

14:19 Feb 13, 2013
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: began their own blame game
As French supermarkets were removing a range of pre-prepared meals from their shelves, the companies in question began their own blame game, promising legal action against each other as the scandal risked huge damage to their commercial reputations

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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 01:11
se blâmer l'un l'autre
Explanation:
"ont commencé, eux aussi, à se blâmer les uns les autres" (pour traduire "their own blame game".
...ou alors "ont eux-mêmes commencé à jeter le blâme les uns sur les autres".
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Anne Duranceau
Canada
Local time: 16:11
Grading comment
merci
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3on commencé à se rejeter la faute
FX Fraipont (X)
4se sont lancées dans un jeu d'accusations réciproques
Isabelle Cluzel
4les recriminations ont commencées
emiledgar
3ont commencé à se jeter la pierre
Odile Raymond
3engagèrent une bataille de mots
houadfel
3se blâmer l'un l'autre
Anne Duranceau


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
on commencé à se rejeter la faute


Explanation:
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Jan 27, 2010 – Une chaîne où les acteurs ont commencé à se rejeter la faute. Avec notamment les inspecteurs de pédagogie, qui révèlent que leur ..."

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 01:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1529

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agree  Virginie Langlois
34 mins
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agree  Catherine De Crignis
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agree  Anne R
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se sont lancées dans un jeu d'accusations réciproques


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Isabelle Cluzel
France
Local time: 01:11
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les recriminations ont commencées


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emiledgar
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ont commencé à se jeter la pierre


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Odile Raymond
France
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engagèrent une bataille de mots


Explanation:
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houadfel
Canada
Local time: 19:11
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
se blâmer l'un l'autre


Explanation:
"ont commencé, eux aussi, à se blâmer les uns les autres" (pour traduire "their own blame game".
...ou alors "ont eux-mêmes commencé à jeter le blâme les uns sur les autres".

Anne Duranceau
Canada
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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