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cross-carpeting

French translation: changer de camp


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English term or phrase:cross-carpeting
French translation:changer de camp
Entered by: Ya CISSE
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13:07 Oct 27, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
English term or phrase: cross-carpeting
"We took the decision to cross-carpeting to another party called X."

A shift between two factions of a party. One faction decamps to create another party.
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Ya CISSE
Local time: 01:22
changer de camp
Explanation:
une autre suggestion politique ...
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Beila Goldberg
Belgium
Local time: 01:22
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Merci
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2changer de camp
Beila Goldberg
3Prendre la tangente
Philippe ROUSSEAU
3changer de cap
Laure Humbel
3changer de bord
FX Fraipont
Summary of reference entries provided
cross-carpeting & floor-crossing
AnneMarieG

  

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changer de bord


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FX Fraipont
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
changer de camp


Explanation:
une autre suggestion politique ...

Beila Goldberg
Belgium
Local time: 01:22
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Merci

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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
7 mins
  -> Merci Gilles!

agree  mimi 254
38 mins
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changer de cap


Explanation:
"de changer de cap en créant un nouveau parti".
Cela me semble plus adapté au contexte de création d'un nouveau parti que "changer de bord" ou "de camp" qui sous-entend que le parti vers lequel ils se dirigent existe déjà

Laure Humbel
France
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Prendre la tangente


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Philippe ROUSSEAU
France
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Reference comments


17 mins
Reference: cross-carpeting & floor-crossing

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    Reference: http://www.netnewspublisher.com/south-africa-moves-to-ban-on...
AnneMarieG
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