piture this

French translation: Imagine-toi!

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English term or phrase:picture this!
French translation:Imagine-toi!
Entered by: Maya Jurt

00:00 Jan 20, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: piture this
picture this, your all alone on an empty road and a car drives up behind you with no driver in it
Laura
Imagine-toi,
Explanation:
.. tu te trouves seul(e) sur une route désertée et une voiture s'approche derrière toi, une voiture sans chauffeur.

I guess you want the explanation in English, but there is no explanation. Just a translation.
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Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 19:16
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Imagine-toi,
Maya Jurt
4 +4Imagine la scène:
DPolice
4imagine-toi
Fernando Muela Sopeña
4Visionne toi ca, tu es sur une route deserte et une voiture s'approche derriere toi sans conducteur
Gregory Norris


  

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Imagine-toi,


Explanation:
.. tu te trouves seul(e) sur une route désertée et une voiture s'approche derrière toi, une voiture sans chauffeur.

I guess you want the explanation in English, but there is no explanation. Just a translation.

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 19:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 491
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imagine-toi


Explanation:
Imagine toi que tu es (te trouves)tout seul(e) sur une route vide et qu'une voiture sans conducteur s'arrête derrière toi.


Fernando Muela Sopeña
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Visionne toi ca, tu es sur une route deserte et une voiture s'approche derriere toi sans conducteur


Explanation:
you don't really translate say empty road in french, you would say deserted road. Route desertee

Gregory Norris
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Imagine la scène:


Explanation:
tu es seul(e) sur une route déserte, une voiture approche derrière toi et il n'y a personne au volant.

DPolice
Local time: 19:16
PRO pts in pair: 779

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agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
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