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to live on the cutting edge

French translation: est à l´avant-garde

10:30 Mar 19, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: to live on the cutting edge
"Today, Germany lives on the cutting edge, pushing boundaries in art, architecture, and food."
Que veut dire "lives on the cutting edge" ici ? Merci !
Axelle531
Local time: 05:02
French translation:est à l´avant-garde
Explanation:
une idée
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Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
Local time: 21:02
Grading comment
Merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9est à l´avant-garde
Aitor Aizpuru
4 +3est à la pointe, dans de nombreux domaines :
FX Fraipont (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
est à la pointe, dans de nombreux domaines :


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 05:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mimi 254
6 mins
  -> merci
agree  Sébastien GUITTENY
15 mins
  -> merci
agree  odile charlotte
3 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
est à l´avant-garde


Explanation:
une idée

Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
Local time: 21:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
3 mins
  -> merci Gilles
agree  Annie Dauvergne
5 mins
  -> merci Annie
agree  mimi 254
8 mins
  -> merci mimi
agree  ALIAS trad: d'acc. (Être) à l'avant-garde (de). être à l'avant-garde = "Être à la pointe (de), en tête (de); être le précurseur de" déf cnrtl
29 mins
  -> merci Alias
agree  Liliane Hatem
5 hrs
  -> merci Liliane
agree  enrico paoletti
6 hrs
  -> merci Enricop
agree  christelle.c
6 hrs
  -> merci Christelle
agree  Geneviève Tardif (X)
7 hrs
  -> merci Geneviève
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
8 hrs
  -> merci
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