de quoi alerter

English translation: enough things happened / were shown/said/ to put you on guard / to warn you

00:08 Mar 7, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: de quoi alerter
il y avait de quoi alerter (no context I'm afraid)
sammi
Local time: 12:47
English translation:enough things happened / were shown/said/ to put you on guard / to warn you
Explanation:
HTH
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JH Trads
United States
Local time: 06:47
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2It was enough
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4 +2reasons existed to raise the red flag
swisstell
4enough things happened / were shown/said/ to put you on guard / to warn you
JH Trads
4warning signs abounded
swisstell


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
It was enough


Explanation:
Il y avait de quoi

slang for: there was a reason

or It was enough to

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PaulaMac (X)
15 hrs

agree  Nicola Da Si (X)
19 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
enough things happened / were shown/said/ to put you on guard / to warn you


Explanation:
HTH


    nat F
JH Trads
United States
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 673
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
reasons existed to raise the red flag


Explanation:
another way to look at it

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 12:47
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 921

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Parrot: There were reasons to...
1 hr
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agree  Rado Varbanov
7 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
warning signs abounded


Explanation:
and yet another way

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 921
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