French: enlever une épine du piedEnglish translation: take a weight off / my mind / my shoulders / get out of a tight spot / a tricky situation 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | enlever une épine du pied | | English translation: | take a weight off / my mind / my shoulders / get out of a tight spot / a tricky situation | | Entered by: | Claudia Iglesias |
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French to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | French term or phrase: enlever une épine du pied | je voudrais exprimer mon soulagement "vous m'enlevez une épine du pied"
On peut le dire d'une façon plus élégante aussi.
Merci |
| | | some ideas... | Explanation:
You took a weight off my mind
You got me out of a tight spot / a tricky situation
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-03-23 15:52:49 GMT)
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Perhaps simply "You've really helped me out" |
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Sandra Petch
France
| Note from asker to answererThank you all.
It's true, Sandra, you gave this answer first, voilà qui est corrigé (grâce à Claire).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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4 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 |
| you've taken a weight off my mind
Explanation:
is one option
|  Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 3
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The translation workplace 
