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off the pile

French translation: qui se présentaient


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English term or phrase:off the pile
French translation:qui se présentaient
Entered by: Sylvie LE BRAS
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17:20 Aug 2, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: off the pile
Well, I have been working in Casualty, taking alternate patients ***off the pile*** -occasionally this has dropped to none and at worst five or six.

à mesure qu'ils arrivaient ?

merci
Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Local time: 13:37
qui se présentaient
Explanation:
ou qu'on m'amenait, selon le cas
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Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 07:37
Grading comment
Merci, Johanne ! J'ai choisi "à mesure qu'ils se présentaient"
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4au fil de l'eauAlain Boulé
3qui se présentaient
Johanne Bouthillier


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
au fil de l'eau


Explanation:
C'est équivalent à votre proposition, mais peut être plus idiomatique.

(Figuré) Progressivement, au fur et à mesure.

Les incidents seront traités au fil de l’eau.

http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/au_fil_de_l’eau

Alain Boulé
Local time: 13:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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qui se présentaient


Explanation:
ou qu'on m'amenait, selon le cas

Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Merci, Johanne ! J'ai choisi "à mesure qu'ils se présentaient"
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