held the edge
French translation: était en première position
| 17:43 Aug 4, 2006 |
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| 4 | était en première position |
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| 3 | ont pris le marge |
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| 3 | était légèrement devant les autres |
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| 3 | gardaient l'avantage |
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était en première position Explanation: menait le peloton tenait tête à la concurrence se distinguait se dérmarquait avait le dessus |
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ont pris le marge Explanation: ou ont gardé leur marge /un écart...etc. |
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était légèrement devant les autres Explanation: This is probably not the best phrasing, but I wanted to make a point by adding "légèrement", because an 'edge' is a slight lead. It implies a close race. |
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gardaient l'avantage Explanation: ** |
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