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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Sports / Fitness / Recreation | | French term or phrase: gras | Il pleut, il pleut bergère ! Sur l’asphalte “gras-mouillé”, Michael Schumacher s’abstient de tourner.
wet and slippy, or wet and sticky? |
|  Timothy BartonKudoZ activityQuestions: 536 (none open) ( 21 closed without grading) Answers: 258
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I'd say 'slippery' -- at least, that's the way I commonly hear it used in everyday, spoken FR --- people say hold this for me / undo this jar for me, 'cos I've got 'les mains grasses'
And it would make sense: he is afraid to turn because he might skid, not because he has excessive grip... |
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Tony M
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Local time: 21:04
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5 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 greasy
Explanation:
I'd say 'slippery' -- at least, that's the way I commonly hear it used in everyday, spoken FR --- people say hold this for me / undo this jar for me, 'cos I've got 'les mains grasses'
And it would make sense: he is afraid to turn because he might skid, not because he has excessive grip...
| Tony M
France
Local time: 21:04
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 45
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