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turn day into night

French translation: transformer le jour en nuit


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English term or phrase:turn day into night
French translation:transformer le jour en nuit
Entered by: Kelly Harrison
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11:02 Dec 4, 2011
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / short story translation
English term or phrase: turn day into night
A character has got into the habit of staying awake all night and sleeping much of the day. His grandmother, disapproving, says, "You're turning day into night!"
ninarlene
Local time: 12:29
transformer le jour en nuit
Explanation:
tout simplement?
Selected response from:

Kelly Harrison
Local time: 12:29
Grading comment
Thanks, this sounds like what the character would say.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Confondre le jour et la nuit
Isabelle Meschi
3 +1transformer le jour en nuit
Kelly Harrison
3"tes journées sont des nuits!"bigmimi
3inverser le jour avec la nuit
Virginie JANVIER


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
transformer le jour en nuit


Explanation:
tout simplement?

Kelly Harrison
Local time: 12:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks, this sounds like what the character would say.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  1045
16 mins
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Confondre le jour et la nuit


Explanation:
Une suggestion

Isabelle Meschi
Local time: 12:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian
Notes to answerer
Asker: agree - merci!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Odile Raymond
27 mins
  -> Merci !

agree  Layla de Chabot
4 hrs
  -> Merci !

agree  Irène Guinez
20 hrs
  -> Merci :)
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
inverser le jour avec la nuit


Explanation:
Autre possibilité

Virginie JANVIER
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"tes journées sont des nuits!"


Explanation:
suggestion/contexte.

bigmimi
Local time: 06:29
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 3
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Changes made by editors
Dec 9, 2011 - Changes made by Kelly Harrison:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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