se laisser dicter sa conduite

English translation: let oneself / yourself be told how to behave/what to do

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French term or phrase:	se laisser dicter sa conduite
English translation:	let oneself / yourself be told how to behave/what to do
Entered by:	Sarah Ponting

11:23 Jan 13, 2003

French to English translations [Non-PRO]

French term or phrase: se laisser dicter sa conduite

Apres, il devient impossible de se laisser dicter sa conduite

Ros

let oneself / yourself be told how to behave

Explanation:
:-)

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Note added at 2003-01-13 12:07:46 (GMT)
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or even:

\"let oneself / yourself be told what to do\", in a wider context

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Note added at 2003-01-13 12:08:40 (GMT)
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\"You had to stop being the one giving the orders and just let yourself be told what to do.\"

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Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 05:57

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4 +6

let oneself / yourself be told how to behave

Sarah Ponting

4 +5

let others decide for oneself (or for you)

cjohnstone

3 +1

Then, it becomes impossible to let yourself be lead

Pascale Dahan

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

let others decide for oneself (or for you)

Explanation:
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cjohnstone
France
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in pair: 1632

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

let oneself / yourself be told how to behave

Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 114

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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Then, it becomes impossible to let yourself be lead

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Pascale Dahan
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 81

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