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ça passe ou ça casse

English translation: sink or swim

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French term or phrase:"Ca passe ou ca casse"
English translation:sink or swim
Entered by: Martha Melter

16:59 Mar 3, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Media / Multimedia / television
French term or phrase: ça passe ou ça casse
Another saying. Again the title of a television programme, the full title being "Ados, ca passe ou ca casse"
Thank you all in advance for your help.
Rachel Davenport
France
Local time: 21:46
sink or swim
Explanation:
just one more...
Selected response from:

Martha Melter
France
Local time: 21:46
Grading comment
All of them interesting ideas, but I had to bear in mind that it was a title to do with teenagers ...and anyway this way my final choice. Thank you all very much for your help! I wish I could give points to you all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Make or Break
Simon Mountifield
5 +2Hit Or Miss
Paul Lambert
5 +2sink or swim
Martha Melter
4it's do or die
Emanuela Galdelli
4Hot or Not
Robert Brousseau
3(it's) all or nothing
CMJ_Trans (X)
3crash through or crash
Peter Freckleton
2truth or consequences
Jonathan MacKerron


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(it's) all or nothing


Explanation:
is a literal translation BUT for a TV programme...????

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Hit Or Miss


Explanation:
another option I suppose - might be good for a TV programme

Paul Lambert
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hacene: indeed
3 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ça passe ou ça cass
it's do or die


Explanation:
another proposal

Emanuela Galdelli
Italy
Local time: 21:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Ca passe ou ça casse
Make or Break


Explanation:
Another option...

Simon Mountifield
Local time: 21:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RHELLER: they make it or they break it
1 hr
  -> Tks Rita
agree  writeaway: make it or break it
2 hrs
  -> Tks
agree  zaphod
3 hrs
  -> Tks
agree  emm
16 hrs
  -> Tks
agree  Gabrielle Leyden: it's a make-or-break situation
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Tks Gabrielle
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ça passe ou ça casse
sink or swim


Explanation:
just one more...

Martha Melter
France
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
All of them interesting ideas, but I had to bear in mind that it was a title to do with teenagers ...and anyway this way my final choice. Thank you all very much for your help! I wish I could give points to you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  laurawheeler
14 hrs
agree  Mario Marcolin
16 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
truth or consequences


Explanation:
yet another attempt

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
crash through or crash


Explanation:
Line from Mad Max (Road Warrior.

Peter Freckleton
Australia
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Hot or Not


Explanation:
I guess it all depends on the TV show.

Robert Brousseau
Local time: 15:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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