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French term or phrase:	être rôdé à
English translation:	well-versed in
Entered by:	Claire Cox

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8:12pm May 2, 2006

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French term or phrase: être rôdé à

From a brief introduction to an economic text about the Bretton Woods agreements of the post-war years:

En 1944, la Belgique comporte quelques avantages sur d’autres nations : elle est située au cœur d’une Europe en voie de construction ; elle dispose d’un bel héritage industriel et d’un savoir-faire en matière institutionnelle ; elle est rôdée à la concertation, tant sociale qu’internationale.

I've never come actoss the expression "être rôdé à" before. Has anyone else?

Many thanks!

Claire Cox

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Answers: 738

United Kingdom

well-versed in

Explanation:
Another take on experienced and knowledgeable.

Def.: "knowing a lot about a particular subject; educated, informed, very familiar"

Selected response from:

LBMas
United States

Note from asker to answerer

Many thanks to everyone - some lovely ideas, but I liked this one best.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +8

they have a long experience of ...

iol

4 +6

to be used to

Francis MARC

4 +1

well-versed in

LBMas

to be an old-hand at (something)

xxxCMJ_Trans

3 +1

finely tuned negotiating/negotiation skills

Philippe Boucry

to know the ins and outs of dialoguing/to know the ropes for dialoguing

MatthewLaSon

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

to be used to

Explanation:
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

57 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

they have a long experience of ...

Explanation:
another suggestion ...

iol
France
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

finely tuned negotiating/negotiation skills

Explanation:
Because "rôder" is often used when talking about engines, using "to tune" here would keep the same image.

A suggestion

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-02 21:15:40 GMT)
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Sorry: finely-tuned

Philippe Boucry
France
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 8

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

well-versed in

Explanation:
Another take on experienced and knowledgeable.

Def.: "knowing a lot about a particular subject; educated, informed, very familiar"

LBMas
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Many thanks to everyone - some lovely ideas, but I liked this one best.

7 hrs confidence:

to know the ins and outs of dialoguing/to know the ropes for dialoguing

Explanation:
Hello

I believe that "être rodé" means literally "to be broken into", which would translate into "to know the ins and outs of" in English. To simply say "used to" loses the idiomatic feel of "être rodé à." I prefer to say "to know the ins and outs of/to know the ropes of" because it conveys the notion of being "broken into".

In this context, Belgium knows very well how to dialogue. They know the ropes of it. LOL

I thought "rôder" (accent circonflexe) meant "to stroll around". I don't know how that would fit into this context. It would make sense to say "rodé à" (without the circonflexe accent).

By the way, "concertation" means "dialoguing"

I hope this helps

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Note added at 7 hrs (2006-05-03 03:32:35 GMT)
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If it's idiomatic in French, you should try to find an English equivalent. This is not always possible, though.

MatthewLaSon
United States
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

10 hrs confidence:

to be an old-hand at (something)

Explanation:
already earned its spurs

its skills in xxxx are well honed

more ideas

xxxCMJ_Trans
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 67

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French: être rôdé à

English translation: well-versed in