"Burn to the socket"
French translation: Brûler la chandelle jusqu'au bout
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| 13:25 Jun 8, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Francis MARC Lithuania Local time: 19:19 | ||||||
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17 mins confidence: 
| Burn to the socket cf infra Explanation: Les meilleurs partent en premier et ceux dont le coeur est sec comme la poussière brulent leur vie comme une chandelle je n'ai rien trouvé d'officiel . Ceci est un essai de traduction perso :-) |
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2 hrs confidence:
| burn to the socket brûlent la/leur chandelle jusqu'au bout Explanation: expression répandue, brûler la chandelle(de la vie) au maximum, jusquau "bougeoir" (socket) |
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2 hrs confidence:
| burn to the socket se consume jusqu'au dernier souffle Explanation: Traduction personnelle |
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1 day 6 hrs confidence:
| burnt to the socket brule au dernier degré/jusqu'à la dernière limite Explanation: ne connaissant pas l'auteur, je ne traduis que le morceau de phrase Yacine |
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