He put in long (a lot of) miles yesterday!

French translation: il s'est tapé un sacré parcours hier !

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English term or phrase:He put in long (a lot of) miles yesterday!
French translation:il s'est tapé un sacré parcours hier !
Entered by: mchd

10:18 May 13, 2015
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
English term or phrase: He put in long (a lot of) miles yesterday!
What would the French idiomatic way of saying this be? A literal translation using "mettre dans" wouldn't make any sense!
William Weinstein
United States
il s'est tapé un sacré parcours hier !
Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-05-13 11:51:20 GMT)
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il s'est tapé de sacrées longueurs hier !
s'il s'agit d'un nageur
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mchd
France
Local time: 15:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4il s'est tapé un sacré parcours hier !
mchd
4il a avalé beucoup de miles hier
HERBET Abel
3il a fait une sacrée distance hier !
Tony M


  

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he put in long (a lot of) miles yesterday!
il a avalé beucoup de miles hier


Explanation:
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HERBET Abel
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: French
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
he put in long (a lot of) miles yesterday!
il a fait une sacrée distance hier !


Explanation:
If we knew which sport this was, we would probably be able to choose a more appropriate verb.

Here is a relevant entry from R+C:

I've put in a lot of time on it  : j'y ai passé or consacré beaucoup de temps
she puts in an hour a day at the piano  : elle fait une heure de piano par jour


Tony M
France
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
he put in long (a lot of) miles yesterday!
il s'est tapé un sacré parcours hier !


Explanation:
autre suggestion

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-05-13 11:51:20 GMT)
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il s'est tapé de sacrées longueurs hier !
s'il s'agit d'un nageur

mchd
France
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
8 mins
  -> merci

agree  writeaway
1 hr
  -> merci

agree  Annie Rigler
21 hrs
  -> merci

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
3 days 12 hrs
  -> merci
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