lock stock and barrel

French translation: avec tout le fourbi

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English term or phrase:lock stock and barrel
French translation:avec tout le fourbi
Entered by: DocteurPC

16:02 Dec 20, 2004
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / colloqualism
English term or phrase: lock stock and barrel
context: phone conversation (i.e. no context)
this has been answered before,www.proz.com/kudoz/744150, but I'm not keen on the accepted answer which was : dans son intégralité
I know it's a colloqualism, but is there a better way of saying it? Merci d'avance
DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 15:26
(il est parti) avec tout son fourbi
Explanation:
guessing for want of context

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Note added at 2004-12-20 17:33:30 (GMT)
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d\'un trait
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 21:26
Grading comment
j'aime bien - mais les autres sont aussi bons: tout le toutim, le saint-frusquin, en bloc, ou en entier - dans une conversation téléphonique, fourni va très bien. Merci et joyeuses fêtes à tous
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2en entier
Richard Benham
4(il est parti) avec tout son fourbi
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +1tout le saint-frusquin
Ian Burley (X)
3 +1en bloc ?
Sylvie Cappon
3 +1tout le toutim
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(il est parti) avec tout son fourbi


Explanation:
guessing for want of context

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Note added at 2004-12-20 17:33:30 (GMT)
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d\'un trait


CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 55
Grading comment
j'aime bien - mais les autres sont aussi bons: tout le toutim, le saint-frusquin, en bloc, ou en entier - dans une conversation téléphonique, fourni va très bien. Merci et joyeuses fêtes à tous
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tout le saint-frusquin


Explanation:
Depending on your context, it might work

Ian Burley (X)
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  jacrav
25 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
en bloc ?


Explanation:
depending on the context of course

Sylvie Cappon
France
Local time: 16:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  jacrav
24 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
en entier


Explanation:
In the absence of context, or even any indication what you don't like about the previous suggestion, I can only choose another possibility at random.

Ce sont les trois parties d’un fusil : le mécanisme, le fût, et le canon.

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacrav
23 mins

agree  Assimina Vavoula
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tout le toutim


Explanation:
qui peut être utilisé dans pas mal de circonstances ..., il suffit de Googler pour voir l'éventail d'utilisations de cette expression...

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  jacrav
22 mins
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