the "junk drawer"

French translation: fichier fourre-tout

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English term or phrase:the
French translation:fichier fourre-tout
Entered by: emiledgar

22:26 Apr 30, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / on-line travel sales
English term or phrase: the "junk drawer"
Still another on-line sales phrase.
emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 04:08
fichier fourre-tout
Explanation:
But, the junk drawer file that contains string manipulations, constants, get user name methods, some validation methods, a few odd conversion methods, a couple more string methods, and… http://blog.timwingfield.com/2008/02/does-your-project-have-...

La plupart des distributions Linux utilise le fichier messages comme le fichier fourre-tout. Sous CentOS par exemple, de base, seuls les logs en rapport les ...
www.tuxadventures.org/

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Et mes remerciements à Emiledgar -- je n'avait pas pensé à un fichier...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-05-01 09:24:41 GMT)
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n'avais, bien sûr
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sueaberwoman
Local time: 04:08
Grading comment
Merci.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3fichier fourre-tout
sueaberwoman
4tiroir contentant bric-à-brac (fatras, fourbi)
Ellen Kraus


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tiroir contentant bric-à-brac (fatras, fourbi)


Explanation:
cheap, shoddy product

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 04:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
fichier fourre-tout


Explanation:
But, the junk drawer file that contains string manipulations, constants, get user name methods, some validation methods, a few odd conversion methods, a couple more string methods, and… http://blog.timwingfield.com/2008/02/does-your-project-have-...

La plupart des distributions Linux utilise le fichier messages comme le fichier fourre-tout. Sous CentOS par exemple, de base, seuls les logs en rapport les ...
www.tuxadventures.org/

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-05-01 09:24:06 GMT)
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Et mes remerciements à Emiledgar -- je n'avait pas pensé à un fichier...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-05-01 09:24:41 GMT)
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n'avais, bien sûr

sueaberwoman
Local time: 04:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Merci.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FX Fraipont (X)
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  -> Merci, FX!

agree  Aude Sylvain:
1 hr
  -> Merci, Aude!

agree  Arnold T.: Ou simplement fourre-tout si ce n'est pas un fichier. Est-ce bien un fichier ?
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