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Garder qqch derrière l'oreille

French translation: garder en réserve


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French term or phrase:garder quelque chose derrière l\'oreille
French translation:garder en réserve
Entered by: Joana Simão
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15:32 May 28, 2011
French to French translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: Garder qqch derrière l'oreille
Qu'est-ce que cela veut dire ? Est-ce que quelqu'un peut-m'aider ?

Merci d'avance !
Joana Simão
Portugal
Local time: 03:12
garder en réserve
Explanation:
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Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 22:12
Grading comment
MERCI à tous!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4garder en réserve
Johanne Bouthillier


Discussion entries: 9





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
garder en réserve


Explanation:
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Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 22:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
MERCI à tous!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  maría josé mantero obiols
44 mins
  -> merci

agree  Francoise Perigaut: Exactement (et ce n'est pas une expression propre à l'auteur, il y a des tonnes d'occurrences sur Google dans un registre familier).
16 hrs
  -> merci

agree  Jérôme Haushalter
1 day45 mins
  -> merci

agree  Didier Fourcot: Je la garde pour plus tard, vient du geste fait quand on offrait une cigarette à quelqu'un qui ne la fumait pas tout de suite et la mettait derrière l'oreille, moyen toujours disponible de conserver au sec un objet fragile
1 day5 hrs
  -> merci
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