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Pedantically speaking

French translation: autrement dit

15:14 Jul 5, 2005
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Computers: Software / cabinets dentaires
English term or phrase: Pedantically speaking
Dans un document portant sur un logiciel de gestion pour les cabinets dentaires - guide d'utilisation des différentes options de ce système :

The message was created on ITRANS on December 8th at 06:47:17 am EST (if the provider’s office is out East, they may see this as December 8th, 07:47:17 am AST. Though the screen shot does not show, the transaction was transmitted at the same time. Pedantically speaking, when ITRANS is receiving a message, the field ‘Transmitted’ should nearly identical to the ‘Created’ field.
Veronique Boulet
Canada
Local time: 07:56
French translation:autrement dit
Explanation:
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JCEC
Canada
Local time: 07:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3autrement dit
JCEC
4de manière pédante
Philippe Maillard
3 +1plus précisément
Patrick Panifous
4Pédamment parlé
Vamoura
3 +1Si l'on est pinailleur
CMJ_Trans (X)
3de façon pédante
DocteurPC


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pedantically speaking
de manière pédante


Explanation:
-

Philippe Maillard
Brazil
Local time: 08:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pedantically speaking
de façon pédante


Explanation:
sauf que je pense que c'est une erreur, il ne voulait surement pas dire ca

DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 07:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pedantically speaking
plus précisément


Explanation:
C'est ce qui me vient naturellement dans ce contexte

Patrick Panifous
Local time: 13:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chadefa1
7 mins
  -> Merci
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pedantically speaking
Pédamment parlé


Explanation:
façon de parler

Vamoura
Canada
Local time: 07:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Si l'on est pinailleur


Explanation:
peut-être

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Note added at 2005-07-05 15:37:53 (GMT)
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les pinailleurs diraient que

les pédants diraient que

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Note added at 2005-07-06 08:09:07 (GMT)
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pour couper les cheveux en quatre

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacrav
44 mins
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pedantically speaking
autrement dit


Explanation:
-

JCEC
Canada
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacrav
32 mins
agree  sarahl (X)
45 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 hr
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