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Will work for food.

French translation: Travail contre couvert.

08:30 Oct 3, 2016
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / work for food
English term or phrase: Will work for food.
Bonjour

Quel serait l'équivalent en français de cette expression "Will work for food". Le contexte : un mendiant dans la rue fait la manche, un panneau posé devant lui sur lequel est écrit :"Will work for food."
D'avance, merci.
soperilleux
Local time: 08:31
French translation:Travail contre couvert.
Explanation:
Certains demanderaient aussi le gîte... "nourri, logé"
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Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 08:31
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7Travail contre couvert.
Pierre POUSSIN
4Travaillerait pour de la nourriture
Jean-Claude Gouin
4échange travail contre nourriture
Mudem


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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
will work for food.
Travail contre couvert.


Explanation:
Certains demanderaient aussi le gîte... "nourri, logé"

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 08:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
will work for food.
Travaillerait pour de la nourriture


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Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Local time: 02:31
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2 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
will work for food.
échange travail contre nourriture


Explanation:
On retrouve fréquemment cette expression dans les demandes d'emploi, de logement
échange travail contre ...
échange hébergement contre ...




    Reference: http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2012/07/24/echa...
Mudem
Local time: 08:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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