Story time!

French translation: Il était une fois....

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English term or phrase:Story time!
French translation:Il était une fois....
Entered by: Alexandra Breidenbach

14:12 Jun 22, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Story time!
Contexte: titre d'un jeu pour enfants sur le thème de l'Europe. Story time! In the table are famous characters from stories by european authors. Can you match the character to the author and to the author's nationality?
Alexandra Breidenbach
Germany
Local time: 15:18
Il était une fois....!
Explanation:
Une suggestion
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John Peterson
Local time: 14:18
Grading comment
Merci à toutes et à tous pour votre élan créatif!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6Il était une fois....!
John Peterson
3 +1Contes d'Europe
Marie-Céline GEORG
4Un peu d'Histoire...
Nicolas Bonsignore
4Connaissez-vous vos classiques ?
Stephanie Huss
4La malle aux histoires
alx
3Pour la petite histoire......
CMJ_Trans (X)
3Sortons nos livres!
Dr Sue Levy (X)
3histoire de raconter...
Sandra C.
3Faites vos coNtes!
Valerie Meye (X)


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
story time!
Contes d'Europe


Explanation:
ou "Histoires d'Europe"... je n'ose proposer "L'heure des contes" ;-)
Si c'est un titre, on peut s'éloigner du mot-à-mot sans état d'âme !

Marie-Céline GEORG
France
Local time: 15:18
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacrav
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Il était une fois....!


Explanation:
Une suggestion

John Peterson
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci à toutes et à tous pour votre élan créatif!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie-Céline GEORG: bien mieux que mes propositions "bateau" (mais sans le point d'exclamation au bout) :-)
3 mins
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agree  Stephanie Huss
4 mins
  -> Merci

agree  Emérentienne: même remarque que Marie-Céline, sans le point d'exclamation
5 mins
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agree  jacrav
5 mins
  -> Merci

agree  Francine Alloncle: Comme Cécile
9 mins
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agree  GILOU
56 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Pour la petite histoire......


Explanation:
Racontez-moi une histoire

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 15:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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story time!
Un peu d'Histoire...


Explanation:
juste une idée...

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Note added at 17 mins (2005-06-22 14:30:22 GMT)
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s\'il ne s\'agit que de contes, plutôt, \"un peu d\'histoire...\"
Autres possibilités :
L\'Europe des contes
L\'Europe en histoires

Nicolas Bonsignore
Local time: 15:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Emérentienne: plutôt les histoires avec un petit h que l'Histoire ici :)
2 mins
  -> tout à fait... ;o)
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
story time!
Sortons nos livres!


Explanation:
ben, comme ça :-)

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 15:18
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story time!
histoire de raconter...


Explanation:
un petit jeu de mots...

ou bien:
le temps d'une histoire

c'est l'heure des histoires

Sandra C.
France
Local time: 15:18
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story time!
Faites vos coNtes!


Explanation:
le jeu de mots sera-t-il compris par les enfants?

Valerie Meye (X)
Local time: 15:18
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
story time!
Connaissez-vous vos classiques ?


Explanation:
-

Stephanie Huss
France
Local time: 15:18
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story time!
La malle aux histoires


Explanation:
Comme la malle aux trésors, on remplace l'idée de temps (time) par celle de lieu.
LE COIN/LA FOIRE aux histoires aussi.

alx
Local time: 14:18
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