tout un contrat
English translation: A tall order
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| 11:06 Jul 17, 2008 |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| tout un contrat (in this context) This will take some doing/ a lot of work Explanation: What I believe is meant is, although there is a lot to do, "l'enjeu est alléchant." My concern with "tall order" is that when we say that, we often mean a project isn't feasible/ is too much. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2008-07-17 11:30:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Check out this article: http://www.cleveland.com/news/esullivan/index.ssf?/base/opin... The title is Buy American? That's a tall order." and it talks about how difficult/impossible/unrealistic it is to do so. |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5| tout un contrat (in this context) A tall order Explanation: This could be a Canadian version of the expression "tout un programme"... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 37 mins (2008-07-17 11:44:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Bouncing off Claire's idea and therefore not for grading, how about "quite a task"? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2008-07-17 11:54:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Plenty to keep them busy... Quite a list but well worth it in the end. |
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