Let's get that cleared off the table

French translation: terminons-en avec ça

10:17 Nov 23, 2013
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English term or phrase: Let's get that cleared off the table
Bonjour,
Je me demande comment rendre cette tournure en français.
Dans le contexte qui m'intéresse, deux personnes se retrouvent après dix ans sans s'être vues et s'expliquent au sujet d'une embrouille qui les avait opposée dix ans plus tôt. Le premier veut expliquer au second ce qui s'est réellement passé. Et l'autre de lui dire :"Eh bien vas-y, raconte, dis-moi ce qui s'est réellement passé" et ajoute "Let's get that cleared off the table".
Merci pour vos idées.
soperilleux
Local time: 23:38
French translation:terminons-en avec ça
Explanation:
Just an idea
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Nicolas Roussel
Philippines
Local time: 05:38
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2terminons-en avec ça
Nicolas Roussel
3 +1passons l'éponge là dessus
Alain Boulé
4occupons-nous de ça tout de suite
emiledgar
4Déballons tout sur la table!
ISABELLE BELPOIS
3 +1tirons un trait sur cette histoire
Jocelyne Cuenin
3finissons-en une bonne fois pour toutes
Emmanuella
3Qu'on s'en débarrasse une fois pour toutes !
Jane F
3dégageons la piste
AllegroTrans


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
let's get that cleared off the table
terminons-en avec ça


Explanation:
Just an idea

Nicolas Roussel
Philippines
Local time: 05:38
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agree  Pierre POUSSIN: Je ne suis pas (trop) rancunier! ;-)
39 mins

agree  chantal Baranski
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
let's get that cleared off the table
passons l'éponge là dessus


Explanation:
Idée

Alain Boulé
Local time: 23:38
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agree  mchd
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
let's get that cleared off the table
occupons-nous de ça tout de suite


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-11-23 12:52:30 GMT)
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Or: "on s'occupe de ça tout de suite."

emiledgar
Belgium
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
let's get that cleared off the table
finissons-en une bonne fois pour toutes


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 heures (2013-11-23 14:09:35 GMT)
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Eventuellement : finissons-en avec cette histoire

Emmanuella
Italy
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
let's get that cleared off the table
Qu'on s'en débarrasse une fois pour toutes !


Explanation:
I think this follows on well from the previous sentence ("Eh bien vas-y, raconte, dis-moi ce qui s'est réellement passé").

Jane F
France
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
let's get that cleared off the table
Déballons tout sur la table!


Explanation:
Ou "Allez, déballons tout sur la table".
Très usuelle aussi. Il ne manquait guère que celle-ci!

ISABELLE BELPOIS
France
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
let's get that cleared off the table
dégageons la piste


Explanation:
Monsieur le président, si nous allons sombrer à ce point dans le ridicule, alors fonçons tout de suite et dégageons la piste.
www2.parl.gc.ca

Mr. Chair, if we're going to be that ridiculous, let's do it right now and let's get it cleared out.
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AllegroTrans
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
let's get that cleared off the table
tirons un trait sur cette histoire


Explanation:
on va tirer un trait sur cette histoire
(après avoir mis les choses à plat)

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Note added at 5 days (2013-11-28 15:40:26 GMT)
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Faisons table rase (du passé) !
http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/faire_table_rase

Jocelyne Cuenin
Germany
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
2 hrs
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