tenir apamat URGENT ...

English translation: to be very familar with, to know very well

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Catalan term or phrase:tenir apamat
English translation:to be very familar with, to know very well
Entered by: Sheila Hardie

13:51 Jan 28, 2005
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Catalan term or phrase: tenir apamat URGENT ...
Talking about a conductor having to convince his musicians to do an encore.

Els grans directors, inccessibles per a la contractació a les nostres orquestes, només vénen amb la seguretat de dirigir un conjunt que tenen apamat.

Needed by end afternoon French time.

Thanks so much in advance!

Dee
Hermeneutica
Switzerland
Local time: 06:22
tenir apamat - to have complete knowledge of
Explanation:
Maybe you could say 'that they know very well/they are very familiar with' or something similar.

HTH


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Spain
Local time: 06:22
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tenir apamat - to have complete knowledge of


Explanation:
Maybe you could say 'that they know very well/they are very familiar with' or something similar.

HTH


Sheila

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 06:22
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mar Brotons
21 mins

agree  surfzone
1 hr

agree  Martin Perazzo: Yes, I'd say "they're very familiar with"
4 hrs

agree  Joaquim Siles-Borràs
1 day 6 hrs
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