Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
off-base
French translation:
injustifié, farfelu
Added to glossary by
aawtrans
Mar 28, 2005 13:06
19 yrs ago
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English term
off-base
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I think your request may be a little off-base. Should be more reasonnable ??
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | injustifiée, farfelue |
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| 3 +3 | exagérée/déraisonnable |
jacrav
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injustifiée, farfelue
votre demande est totalement injustifiée ou farfelue.
Cela dépend du contexte.
Bonne chance :-)
Cela dépend du contexte.
Bonne chance :-)
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Robert Morin
: oui, ou même «hors norme»
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Merci Robert. Bon lundi.
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci Gilles. Bon lundi.
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Gaelle THIBAULT
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Merci Gaelle. :-)
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writeaway
: totalement = completely, not a little.
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ginefour
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all! I think the answer is "injustifiée" in that case. But actually, the other alternatives are also right."
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exagérée/déraisonnable
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RHELLER
: déraisonnable (unfortunately, the asker has not given much context - ); you are so right because "off-base" could refer to a physical item being off-center or a remark being off-color or a guess being way off-target
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Thx, Rita. Yes a little more info would definitely go a long way … but isn't it too often the case ? ;) Right.
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Sophie Raimondo
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Merci ;)
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writeaway
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Merci ;)
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