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franchir le cap

English translation: to pass the mark, to turn the corner

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French term or phrase:	franchir le cap
English translation:	to pass the mark, to turn the corner

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13:47 Aug 23, 2004

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French term or phrase: franchir le cap

une fois le cap franchi

Natascha Bodemann

to pass the mark, to turn the corner

Explanation:
depends on context

Selected response from:

Francis MARC
Local time: 08:16

Grading comment

This was great. Thank you so much, that is the definition I used.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

once the (this) hurdle has been overcome

xxxCMJ_Trans

4 +1

...

Allan Jeffs

to pass the mark, to turn the corner

Francis MARC

Cross the Hurdle

Ritu Bhanot

Once you've taken the plunge etc...

celandine

Answers

13 mins confidence:

to pass the mark, to turn the corner

Explanation:
depends on context

Francis MARC
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 226

Grading comment

This was great. Thank you so much, that is the definition I used.

17 mins confidence:

Cross the Hurdle

Explanation:
Once the hurdle has been crossed/ once one has crossed the hurdle

In case CAP is the exam for teachers:
Once one has cleared the CAP exam.

franchir: verbe transitif :
[+ obstacle] to clear; get over
[+ seuil, ligne, rivière] to cross
[+ distance] to cover

le cap:
CAPsigle m
(= Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle) vocational training certificate taken at secondary school

cap [kap]nom masculin
GÉO) cape
headland
(emploi figuré) hurdle
watershed
(navigation, nautisme) changer de cap to change course
mettre le cap sur to head ou steer for
doubler ou passer le cap (emploi figuré) to get over the worst

Ritu Bhanot
France
Local time: 07:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Hindi

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

...

Explanation:
Difficult to be sure due to the lack of context. Here are some possibilities:

to successfully negotiate a difficulty
to reach a (target) sum of money
to pass a (crucial) date

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Note added at 34 mins (2004-08-23 14:22:19 GMT)
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once that issue / difficulty has been dealt with
once the sum has been obtained
once the date is in the past

It entirely depends on what our \"cap = obstacle/hurdle/key event\" is!

Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 37

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

once the (this) hurdle has been overcome

Explanation:
no context = best offer

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 07:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 201

44 mins confidence:

Once you've taken the plunge etc...

Explanation:
Once you've taken the plunge
Once you've got past that
Once you've got that behind you

"Hurdle" is already a good answer, it really depends on the context

celandine
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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