From “a mile deep and an inch wide” to “an inch deep and a mile wide” is just on
French translation: connaître tout de son sujet / savoir de tout un peu
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| 13:36 Apr 23, 2008 |
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peer agreement (net): +1| from “a mile deep and an inch wide” to “an inch deep and a mile wide” is just on connaître tout de son sujet / savoir de tout un peu Explanation: Une idée. |
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| from “a mile deep and an inch wide” to “an inch deep and a mile wide” is just on "maîtriser son sujet de long en large" et "maîtriser son sujet dans ses grandes longueurs" Explanation: L'idée est d'utiliser les mots longueur et largeur pour reprendre les mots anglais et donc l'image "deep" et "wide". |
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