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carved in stone

French translation: coule dans le beton

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English term or phrase:carved in stone
French translation:coule dans le beton
Entered by: jmleger

21:31 Mar 8, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / expression courante
English term or phrase: carved in stone
Je n'arrive pas à évoquer l'équivalent français. Je butte, je butte...
jmleger
Local time: 09:46
coulé dans le béton
Explanation:
Se dit souvent d'arrangements supposément "permanents" ou de promesses
Selected response from:

Ghislaine Delorme
Canada
Local time: 10:46
Grading comment
Je penchais pour le beton effectivement, car les autres traductions, meme si j'y avais pense, ne me satisfaisaient pas (elles ne "sonnent" pas francais). Merci de vos etre penchee sur la quesion.

JM leger
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2coulé dans le béton
Ghislaine Delorme
5 +2sculpté/gravé dans la pierre
mdcdc
5 +1gravé dans le roc
Hacene
5 +1immuable
Orianne Gogo-Mulot
4 +2gravé dans le marbre
Genestelle
4Obéir à la lettre
Florence Evans
4sculpté dans la pierre
yacine


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gravé dans le roc


Explanation:
would be nice to have the full sentence to be able to help you fitting it.

Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:46
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Genestelle: oui, également pour la remarque
35 mins
  -> merci
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
coulé dans le béton


Explanation:
Se dit souvent d'arrangements supposément "permanents" ou de promesses

Ghislaine Delorme
Canada
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Je penchais pour le beton effectivement, car les autres traductions, meme si j'y avais pense, ne me satisfaisaient pas (elles ne "sonnent" pas francais). Merci de vos etre penchee sur la quesion.

JM leger

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zaphod
1 hr
agree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen: quoique gravé dans la pierre et dans le marbre soient tout à fait français aussi
11 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Obéir à la lettre


Explanation:
-

Florence Evans
Local time: 16:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
immuable


Explanation:
suivant le contexte, on peut dire aussi :
-coulé dans le béton
-gravé dans la pierre
-établi une fois pour toutes
etc.

Orianne Gogo-Mulot
France
Local time: 16:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen: pour le béton et la pierre
11 hrs
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sculpté/gravé dans la pierre


Explanation:
tout simplement

mdcdc
Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Merline: gravé dans la pierre
58 mins
agree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen: gravé dans la pierre
8 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sculpté dans la pierre


Explanation:
Inchangeable au sens figuré

yacine
Local time: 16:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
gravé dans le marbre


Explanation:
Finalement je n'ai pas pu résister, je rajoute mon grain de sel.

Genestelle
Local time: 16:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nordiste
4 mins
agree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen: ou, tout comme la pierre
10 hrs
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