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16:51 Nov 16, 2013 |
French to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop / humanitarian aid | |||||||
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3 +6 | a tendency to be aggressive |
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3 +1 | X doesn't pull any punches |
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4 | war of words |
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3 | hard-hitting talk |
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3 | a fiery speech |
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hard-hitting talk Explanation: might fit here.... |
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X s’est effectivement constitué dans une violence du discours X doesn't pull any punches Explanation: A common idiom for this sort of context, which conveys the sense of violence. It's defined here: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull punches http://ngosecurity.blogspot.com.es/2006_04_01_archive.html http://ngosecurity.blogspot.com.es/2006_10_01_archive.html http://www.margrave.co.uk/ Of course, if you refer to this organisation elsewhere using a plural verb then you'll need to do the same here. |
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a tendency to be aggressive Explanation: has developed a tendency to adopt rather aggressive language to be rather aggressive in what it says -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2013-11-16 17:23:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A TENDENCY TO COME ON RATHER STRONG -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2013-11-16 18:10:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- NO HOLDS BARRED |
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