Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
nuts and bolts
French translation:
les détails pratiques
English term
Specialized in journalistic translation
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French
nuts and bolts
'rouages', 'mécanique'?
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
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GILLES MEUNIER
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| 3 +1 | aspects pratiques |
Michel A.
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Jun 7, 2011 17:44: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/89081">Beatrice Einsiedler's</a> old entry - "nuts and bolts (voir phrase)"" to ""les détails pratiques""
Jun 7, 2011 17:45: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Term asked" from "nuts and bolts (voir phrase)" to "nuts and bolts"
Proposed translations
les détails pratiques
rouages
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Note added at 2004-11-13 16:04:59 (GMT)
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selon Termium
aspects pratiques
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
nuts and bolts
PLURAL NOUN:
Slang The basic working components or practical aspects: “[proposing] lofty goals without specifying the nuts and bolts of how they are to be achieved” (Village Voice).
OTHER FORMS:
nuts-and-bolts (ntsn-blts) —ADJECTIVE
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sarahl (X)
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