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tomber à pique

Spanish translation: venir de perlas


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:tomber à pic
Spanish translation:venir de perlas
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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17:57 Oct 8, 2008
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism
French term or phrase: tomber à pique
L’affaire comporte donc encore des zones d’ombres mais ce qui est sur c’est que l'intérpellation de XXX tombe à pique pour les autorités XXX car ces dernières années la lutte contre les kidnappings est devenu dans le pays un enjeu politique.
Zarina
Mexico
Local time: 12:13
venir de perlas
Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-08 19:09:32 GMT)
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En su contexto sería "... pero lo cierto es que la interpelación de XXX les viene de perlas a las autoridades..."

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-08 19:11:22 GMT)
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Tambié me gusta "les viene de maravilla"
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 19:13
Grading comment
¡¡¡muchas gracias!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4venir de perlas
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
5 +1...de xxx llega justo en el momento oportuno
Pilar Olfos
5como anillo al dedomarlluna
5venir como caìdo del cieloxxxMamie
5caer en el momento justo
mariela gonzalez
4Venir de primera
Cosmonipolita
5 -2cae en picada sobre...
Ariella Aureli


Discussion entries: 3





  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
cae en picada sobre...


Explanation:
la expresiòn existe casi igual en español y guarda el mismo sentido. Saludos!

Ariella Aureli
Mexico
Local time: 12:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cosmonipolita: Tu confonds complètement avec "tomber en piqué". ce qui n'a aucun sens dans la phrase. L'expression est "tomber à pic".
24 mins
  -> Désolée. J'étais trompée par l'ortographe, et j'ai cru qu'il s'agissait de "piqué". Salut!
disagree  mariela gonzalez: No es ese el sentido.
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tomber à pic
Venir de primera


Explanation:
venir de perilla

me dit mon Larousse

Cosmonipolita
Argentina
Local time: 15:13
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
venir de perlas


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-08 19:09:32 GMT)
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En su contexto sería "... pero lo cierto es que la interpelación de XXX les viene de perlas a las autoridades..."

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-08 19:11:22 GMT)
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Tambié me gusta "les viene de maravilla"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 19:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
¡¡¡muchas gracias!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cosmonipolita: "venir de perlas" - que c'est joli !
45 mins
  -> Merci beaucoup, Muliermundi, ton nom est aussi très joli! - Bea
agree  Egmont
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Egmont - Bea
agree  Oh My Word!
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Daniela - Bea
agree  luisa pena montero
15 hrs
  -> Gracias, Luisa - Bea
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
...de xxx llega justo en el momento oportuno


Explanation:
Tomber à pic

Si la balle tombe au pied du mur du fond, côté dedans, elle marque une chasse "pic". Avoir la possibilité de réaliser ce point, à certains moments décisifs de la partie, assure un avantage indéniable au joueur l'ayant réussi. "Tomber à pic", c'est donc faire le bon point au bon moment.

tomber à pic

Arriver au moment le plus opportun, exactement au moment où il le fallait




Pilar Olfos
Local time: 15:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvia Moyano Garcia: llega en el momento oportuno, sin justo
6 hrs
  -> Ok Sylvia, gracias;estuve revisando un ensayo de filosofía y me quedó en la mente Kayros o Kayrós , "el momento justo", la experiencia del momento oportuno.
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
caer en el momento justo


Explanation:
Otra opcion

mariela gonzalez
France
Local time: 19:13
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
venir como caìdo del cielo


Explanation:
una expresión muy usual en España.

xxxMamie
Spain
Local time: 18:13
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
como anillo al dedo


Explanation:
Es otra expresión similar: "les viene a las autoridades como anillo al dedo". Es de uso muy corriente para decir que se trata de un momento muy oportuno, adecuado.


    Reference: http://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/como_anillo_al_dedo
marlluna
Local time: 19:13
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Oct 13, 2008 - Changes made by Beatriz Ramírez de Haro:
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