all hell broke loose

French translation: tout a basculé

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English term or phrase:all hell broke loose
French translation:tout a basculé
Entered by: Cyril Georget

18:55 Feb 22, 2008
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: all hell broke loose
One day, all hell broke loose. On the fateful day, mother came back from the hospital crying. She locked herself up in the bedroom and refused to talk to anybody.
Stephanie Sullivan
Mauritius
Local time: 19:01
tout a basculé
Explanation:
je suis aussi d'accord avec la débâcle
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Cyril Georget
France
Local time: 17:01
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4tout a basculé
Cyril Georget
3 +3et puis un jour, le ciel nous est tombé sur la tête
Merline
4tout a explosé ou (familier) tout est parti en sucette
Drmanu49
3 +1ce fut la débâcle
CMJ_Trans (X)
4et puis un jour, ça été l'enfer/l'enfer nous est apparu
Claudette Valois
4ce fut l'explosion infernale
Euqinimod (X)


  

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tout a explosé ou (familier) tout est parti en sucette


Explanation:
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 17:01
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ce fut la débâcle


Explanation:
selon mon dico argot = ça a chié - je cite

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 17:01
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PRO pts in category: 383

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agree  Merline
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et puis un jour, le ciel nous est tombé sur la tête


Explanation:
une autre idée...

Merline
Local time: 11:01
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agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: J'aime bien ce choix ...
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agree  Isabelle Berquin: Moi aussi
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agree  sueaberwoman: Idem
1 day 5 hrs
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
tout a basculé


Explanation:
je suis aussi d'accord avec la débâcle

Cyril Georget
France
Local time: 17:01
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agree  Salima Post: When all hell breaks loose, there is chaos, confusion and trouble.
14 mins

agree  katsy
1 hr

agree  dominique gutierrez: oui c'est ca
4 hrs

agree  swanda
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et puis un jour, ça été l'enfer/l'enfer nous est apparu


Explanation:
et je vous épargnerai l'expression très, en fait beaucoup trop familière, qu'on utilise au Québec qui est dans le même ton que celle de CMJ trans.

Claudette Valois
Canada
Local time: 12:01
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ce fut l'explosion infernale


Explanation:
Ou le déchaînement de la fureur /infernal

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 17:01
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