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French translation: et qu'il ne pouvait rien faire de bien à ses yeux

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14:40 Mar 22, 2005

English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: to do something right

On a family background of an individual: "During his childhood, he had a fairly good relationship with his father. However, he feels that his step-mother favored her own two children and that he couldn't do anything right in her eyes."

Mimi7 KudoZ activity Questions: 692 (2 open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 10
Local time: 04:14

French translation:et qu'il ne pouvait rien faire de bien à ses yeux

Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 12:14

Grading comment

merci!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +5

et qu'il ne pouvait rien faire de bien à ses yeux

GILLES MEUNIER

3 +2

qu'à ses yeux, il n'était jamais à la hauteur

Estelle Demontrond-Box

à ses yeux il avait toujours tort

xxxCMJ_Trans

de ce qu'il faisait ne trouvait grâce à ses yeux

Nina Khmielnitzky

il n epouvait rien faire de bien à ses yeux

Muriel

voir note

Joelle Bouille

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

et qu'il ne pouvait rien faire de bien à ses yeux

Explanation:
-

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 695

Grading comment

merci!

1 min confidence:

il n epouvait rien faire de bien à ses yeux

Explanation:
-

Muriel
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

1 min confidence:

de ce qu'il faisait ne trouvait grâce à ses yeux

Explanation:
Une autre possibilité

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-03-22 14:43:21 GMT)
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J\'ai oublié \"rien\" en début de phrase

Nina Khmielnitzky
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 8

3 mins confidence:

voir note

Explanation:
"...he couldn't do anything right in her eyes."
>>>
"... rien de ce qu'il pouvait faire n'était bien / n'avait de valeur à ses yeux"

Joelle Bouille
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 32

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

qu'à ses yeux, il n'était jamais à la hauteur

Explanation:
qu'à ses yeux, il n'était jamais à la hauteur

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 26

38 mins confidence:

à ses yeux il avait toujours tort

Explanation:
retournons-le

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 317

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