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Be on the clock

French translation: le temps presse

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English term or phrase:Be on the clock
French translation:le temps presse

12:34 Mar 7, 2013
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English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Be on the clock
Je ne suis pas sûre de comprendre le sens de cette expression.
Il s'agit d'une présentation vidéo avec 2 intervenants.
Voici la phrase:

"So xxx, we’re on the clock, we’ve got about fifteen (15) minutes, so let’s dig in."

Où xxx est le prénom de l'intervenant.
Merci de votre aide!
Carole Pinto
France
Local time: 02:14
le temps presse
Explanation:
un autre alternative, peut-être ?
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Séverine Dupied
Germany
Local time: 02:14
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3le temps presse
Séverine Dupied
3 +3l'heure tourne
polyglot45
4 +1c'est minuté
Jane F
3le temps nous est compté
Alain Boulé
2 -2...nous avons autour de 15 minutes d'avance, donc...
Paula Oriani


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
be on the clock
l'heure tourne


Explanation:
alors XX, l'heure tourne, on a 15 minutes....

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 107

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, "on the clock" means the timer is running, we only have so much time left...
7 mins
agree  Claire Mercier
4 hrs
agree  Elsa Chesnel
9 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -2
be on the clock
...nous avons autour de 15 minutes d'avance, donc...


Explanation:
Je ne suis pas sure, mais je crois que ça veut dire qu'ils ont 15 minutes d'avance

Paula Oriani
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: No, it doesn't mean 'advance', it means (literally) we are being timed, (figuratively) we only have a set time available.
3 mins
disagree  Caroline Bajwel: d'accord avec Tony, cela signifie plutôt qu'il ne leur reste que 15 minutes
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
be on the clock
le temps presse


Explanation:
un autre alternative, peut-être ?

Séverine Dupied
Germany
Local time: 02:14
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caroline Bajwel: Très bonne suggestion !
33 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 hr
agree  Philippe Maillard
19 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
be on the clock
c'est minuté


Explanation:
meaning there's no time to lose, each minute counts

Jane F
France
Local time: 02:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irène Guinez
16 hrs
  -> merci Irène
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
be on the clock
le temps nous est compté


Explanation:
Autre formulation

Alain Boulé
Local time: 02:14
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19
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