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their camera got lucky

French translation: leur caméra était au bon endroit, au bon moment

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English term or phrase:their camera got lucky
French translation:leur caméra était au bon endroit, au bon moment

15:11 Oct 6, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-10-10 09:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / get lucky
English term or phrase: their camera got lucky
Bonjour,
Comment traduiriez-vous cela en français ? Le contexte : des policiers recherchent des braqueurs et découvrent des images filmées par la caméra embarquée d'une voiture de police où on voit les braqueurs prendre la fuite. La collègue qui a récupéré les images dit :"We've got a visual. One of the cruisers' incar camera got Lucky."
Merci !
soperilleux
Local time: 09:27
leur caméra était au bon endroit, au bon moment
Explanation:
Being lucky is often a matter of being in the right place, at the right time ..........
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Jane F
France
Local time: 09:27
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5leur caméra était au bon endroit, au bon moment
Jane F
3 +2ils ont eu de la chance avec leur caméra
Alain Marsol
3 +2la chance a souri à leur caméra
AllegroTrans
3leur caméra a eu le bon filon
Alain Boulé
3la caméra les a chopés
Marion Feildel (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ils ont eu de la chance avec leur caméra


Explanation:
Ou encore

on a eu de la chance avec la caméra

selon la façon dont la phrase sera tournée.

Alain Marsol
Local time: 09:27
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jerome Carrette (X)
13 mins
  -> Merci Jérôme :)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 hr
  -> Merci Gilou :)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
leur caméra a eu le bon filon


Explanation:
Suggestion

Alain Boulé
Local time: 09:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 200

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jerome Carrette (X): je ne pense pas qu'une caméra puisse avoir un bon filon
12 mins
  -> How can a camera get lucky?
agree  mchd: également : a flairé le bon filon. Je trouve que cela passe très bien dans le contexte.
1 hr
  -> Merci
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la chance a souri à leur caméra


Explanation:
I don't know whether or not this sounds corny in French

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alain Boulé
55 mins
  -> merci AB
agree  Premium✍️: Très beau et très contextuel !
9 hrs
  -> thanks!
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
leur caméra était au bon endroit, au bon moment


Explanation:
Being lucky is often a matter of being in the right place, at the right time ..........

Jane F
France
Local time: 09:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Oui. Merci. C'est tout à fait ça !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FX Fraipont (X)
10 mins
  -> thanks FX
agree  Jerome Carrette (X): I like that
12 mins
  -> thanks jerome
agree  Claudia Gill (X)
28 mins
  -> thanks Claudia
agree  Victoria Britten
18 hrs
  -> thanks Victoria
agree  Noémie Campourcy (X)
1 day 3 hrs
  -> thanks Noémie
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la caméra les a chopés


Explanation:
Je pense qu'il faut faire court, comme dans l'original.

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 10:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 127
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