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smartlap

French translation: mélodrame


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Dutch term or phrase:smartlap
French translation:mélodrame
Entered by: philippe vandevivere
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17:48 Mar 29, 2011
Dutch to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Dutch term or phrase: smartlap
apparaît dans les instructions pour écrire du publipostage pour demander des dons pour des associations caritatives :

"Osez ajouter un brin d’émotion dans votre histoire parce que l’on donne rarement pour des raisons purement rationnelles. Mais à nouveau: n’exagérez pas, maak er ook geen goedkope ***smartlap*** van.

I know this is equivalent to tear jerker movie in English, but in french???
philippe vandevivere
France
Local time: 11:15
mélodrame
Explanation:
n'en faites pas un mélodrame
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Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 11:15
Grading comment
merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2mélodrame
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
3histoire larmoyantexxxNMR


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mélodrame


Explanation:
n'en faites pas un mélodrame

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 11:15
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
merci!

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agree  Isabelle O'Neill:
14 hrs

agree  St Just: ou: un mélo larmoyant
15 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
histoire larmoyante


Explanation:
Une idée comme ça.

xxxNMR
France
Local time: 11:15
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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