faire des tour sur lui-même

English translation: to spin round and round

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French term or phrase:faire des tour sur lui-même
English translation:to spin round and round
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

21:20 Jan 9, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: faire des tour sur lui-même
This is describing a child and their behaviour. "Il aime bien marcher, faire des tours sur lui-même"

Is this that the child likes to spin around?

Many thanks

Leila
Leila Howden
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:12
spin round and round
Explanation:
I think this is probably more accurate. After all, "tours" is plural.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-01-09 22:31:44 GMT)
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Or "spin around and around", although "round and round" is less of a mouthful, and there is no confusion about what it means, anyway.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-01-09 22:45:04 GMT)
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 00:12
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2spin round and round
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4spin in circles
Michael Brookman M.S.


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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
spin round and round


Explanation:
I think this is probably more accurate. After all, "tours" is plural.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-01-09 22:31:44 GMT)
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Or "spin around and around", although "round and round" is less of a mouthful, and there is no confusion about what it means, anyway.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-01-09 22:45:04 GMT)
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https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/go-r...

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 00:12
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agree  AllegroTrans
20 hrs
  -> Merci, AllegroTrans.

agree  Verginia Ophof
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Verginia.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spin in circles


Explanation:
Yes, you are right.

Michael Brookman M.S.
United States
Local time: 00:12
Native speaker of: English
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