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sultan of sweat

French translation: maître de l'effort

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English term or phrase:	sultan of sweat
French translation:	maître de l'effort
Entered by:	Sheila Wilson

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19:14 Nov 10, 2009

English to French translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / lutte traditionnelle turque

English term or phrase: sultan of sweat

"He is the ultimate sultan of sweat."
Ici, on parle d'un lutteur.
Comment traduire sultan of sweat ? Merci !

Axelle531 KudoZ activity Questions: 735 (11 open) (114 closed without grading) Answers: 0 France
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maître de l'effort

Explanation:
Jacques Anquetil was called the "maître de l'effort solitaire"

video L'Equipe Légendes : Jacques Anquetil, un roman de 30 ans (7 ...
Raymond Poulidor se souvient de la démonstration du maître de l'effort solitaire. Keywords: tour ...
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Sheila Wilson
France
Local time: 12:59

Grading comment

merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

e dernier sultan/ champion de la résistance

Irène Guinez

2 +2

maître de l'effort

Sheila Wilson

un solide gaillard

Stephanie Bellumat, trad.a.

dur à l'effort, il se donne toujours à fond

GILLES MEUNIER

le maitre de la dépense physique

medzoand

Summary of reference entries provided

Sultan of Sweat

kashew

Answers

1 hr confidence:

le maitre de la dépense physique

Explanation:
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medzoand
Canada
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of:

French,

Ewondo

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

maître de l'effort

Sheila Wilson
France
Local time: 12:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

merci !

11 hrs confidence:

dur à l'effort, il se donne toujours à fond

Explanation:
Difficile de trouver un substantif équivalent

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 166

11 hrs confidence:

e dernier sultan/ champion de la résistance

Explanation:
voir

Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 12:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French,

Spanish

13 hrs confidence:

un solide gaillard

Explanation:
difficile de coller à l'anglais, il faut chercher une expression idiomatique. Les lutteurs sont souvent qualifiés de solides gaillards, d'infatigables, d'indomptables....

Stephanie Bellumat, trad.a.
France
Local time: 12:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 24

Reference comments

1 hr peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: Sultan of Sweat

Reference information:
Dire Straits did a number "Sultans of Swing" and that's the tie-up here. We also talk of "grunt and groan" hence a lot of perspiration (sweat) from wrestlers.

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Untranslatable?

kashew
France
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24