sortir de l'ordinaire

English translation: stand out

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French term or phrase:sortir de l\'ordinaire
English translation:stand out
Entered by: jenny morenos

18:05 Apr 12, 2020
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
French term or phrase: sortir de l'ordinaire
hi everybody . How can we translate sortir de l'ordinaire ? Thank you everybody . 

il sort de l'ordinaire 

he's out of the ordinary
jenny morenos
France
Stands out
Explanation:
This means the person is different, even special.
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Daniel Trujillo
Canada
Local time: 04:18
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Stands out
Daniel Trujillo
4 +1(to be, is) exceptional
Katarina Peters
4to be really different
Dumaz & Cowling


Discussion entries: 3





  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Stands out


Explanation:
This means the person is different, even special.

Daniel Trujillo
Canada
Local time: 04:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks a lot for your help


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson
30 mins

agree  Libby Cohen: That works.
2 hrs

agree  Yolanda Broad
2 hrs

neutral  Victoria Britten: The speaker is just talking about how they see their friend, not comparing him to other people
3 hrs

neutral  Josephine Cassar: with Victoria
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(to be, is) exceptional


Explanation:
suggestion

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 04:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you so much for helping me


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Trujillo
18 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to be really different


Explanation:
Simple but efficient: he is really different, i.e. not like everyone else.


Dumaz & Cowling
France
Local time: 09:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you so much for your help

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