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French translation: leur font du mal ou leur causent du tort


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English term or phrase:do them wrong
French translation:leur font du mal ou leur causent du tort
Entered by: Drmanu49
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13:32 Jan 22, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
English term or phrase: do them wrong
Having a hard, suspicious and sceptical attitude towards other people and their motivations; vigilant in case other people do them wrong
Nathalie Reis
Local time: 11:34
leur font du mal ou leur causent du tort
Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 10 mins (2009-01-22 13:42:21 GMT)
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or as suggested by Eutychus a mix with "leur font du tort", but I prefer leur font du mal.
Selected response from:

Drmanu49
Local time: 12:34
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11leur font du mal ou leur causent du tort
Drmanu49
2 +4leur font du tortJean-Louis S.
4leur porteraient préjudiceAgnesf
3leur est nuisible
Anne Farina


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
leur font du tort


Explanation:
Suggestion

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Actually, I rather agree with this direct dicitionary definition; the trouble with 'mal' is, it could equally be used to mean 'to hurt / harm me', which is not exactly the same thing as is meant here.
14 mins
  -> Merci Tony!
neutral  Lingua 5B: yes, the crucial reference here is " INJUSTICE ", not necessarily harm / hurt which mal means.
23 mins
  -> Merci Lingua!
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
23 mins
  -> Merci Gilles!
agree  xxx::::::::::
1 hr
  -> Merci Dr Jones!
agree  swanda
1 day8 hrs
  -> Merci Swanda!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
leur font du mal ou leur causent du tort


Explanation:
IMO

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 mins (2009-01-22 13:42:21 GMT)
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or as suggested by Eutychus a mix with "leur font du tort", but I prefer leur font du mal.

Drmanu49
Local time: 12:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eutychus: or indeed "leur font du tort"
0 min
  -> Thank you.
agree  Hélène ALEXIS: même remarque qu'Eutychus
3 mins
  -> Thank you Alain.
agree  Sara M
6 mins
  -> Thank you Sara.
agree  Irina-Maria Foray
8 mins
  -> Thank you Irina-Maria.
agree  Séverine Wanlin
10 mins
  -> Thank you Séverine.
agree  ToursValerie
11 mins
  -> Thank you Valérie
agree  Lingua 5B: voila, la traduction de cette expression doit etre descriptive en francais.
12 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
14 mins
  -> Thank you Gilles.
agree  xxxLionel_M
34 mins
  -> Thank you Lionel.
agree  xxx::::::::::
1 hr
  -> Thank you Daniel.
agree  swanda: leur font du tort
1 day8 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
leur porteraient préjudice


Explanation:
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Agnesf
France
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
leur est nuisible


Explanation:
just another possibility

Anne Farina
France
Local time: 12:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Changes made by editors
Jan 27, 2009 - Changes made by Drmanu49:
Edited KOG entryNathalie Reis's old entry - "do them wrong" => "leur font du mal ou leur causent du tort"


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