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faire un doublé

English translation: a one-two finish


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French term or phrase:faire un doublé
English translation:a one-two finish
Entered by: Timothy Barton
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20:40 Nov 14, 2005
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Formula 1
French term or phrase: faire un doublé
Si Ferrari avait fait un doublé au Grand Prix de France, et que nos partenaires [c'est à dire, les équipes Michelin] s’étaient classés derrière, après Indy, cela n’aurait pas été glorieux…

Ici ça veut dire terminer premier et deuxième en France, ou ça veut dire faire une deuxième victoire consecutive? (C'est Ferrari qui a gagné la course précédente, le tristement célèbre Grand Prix des Etats-Unis.)
Timothy Barton
Local time: 21:04
a one-two finish
Explanation:
with 1st and 2nd place
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math uk
Local time: 20:04
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4 +2a one-two finishmath uk
4 +2If Ferrari had finished first and secondxxxCMJ_Trans


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
If Ferrari had finished first and second


Explanation:
If Ferrari had taken the first two places

My company works with Ferrari so....

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Note added at 2005-11-14 21:09:57 (GMT)
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I suppose you could say \'wiped the board\' since everyone knows there are only ever two cars of one make in F1 races

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 21:04
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlie Bavington: This would be my understanding. They're obviously talking hypothetically since Alonso won the French GP (Renault)
4 mins
  -> it follows on from an earlier question
agree  xxxsarahl: everyone but me lol
1 hr
  -> yeah - that was a sweeping statement
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
faire un doublé
a one-two finish


Explanation:
with 1st and 2nd place

math uk
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thierry LOTTE: Yep ! because in case of " Segonde victoire consécutive" the translation should have been " To pull off a fine double"...
1 hr
agree  Peter Shortall
2 hrs
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