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ahead

French translation: d'avance

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English term or phrase:ahead
French translation:d'avance
Entered by: d0menic0

02:28 Jan 14, 2003
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: ahead
"quit while you are ahead"
d0menic0
United States
Local time: 06:24
Arrêter avec une main d'avance.
Explanation:
It refers to card playing, meaning stop while you're winning. An alternative would be "S'arreter avec l'avantage", which would refer to tennis!

Hope this helps.
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Morgane Boëdec
Local time: 12:24
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Card playing is it. Thank you.

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Summary of answers provided
5avoir de l'avance
NancyLynn
4 +1finir en beauté
Michael Bastin
5En plein succes
Shog Imas
5tirer sa révérence en pleine gloire
Céline Graciet
5Arrêter avec une main d'avance.
Morgane Boëdec
2 +2arrêter pendant qu'il est encore temps
Louise Dupont (X)
4Arrêtez au déjà bien.
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
4en avance
CGagnon
4le mieux est l'ennemi du bien
cjohnstone


  

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arrêter pendant qu'il est encore temps


Explanation:
Il y a sûrement une expression qui traduit mieux l'idée, mais c'est le blanc total dans ma tête

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arrêtez ou arrête

Louise Dupont (X)
Canada
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 501

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agree  JCEC: Ou s'arrêter
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agree  mdes: Arrête-toi / Arrêtez-vous
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avoir de l'avance


Explanation:
Lâchez, maintenant que vous avez de l'avance

NancyLynn
Canada
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Arrêtez au déjà bien.


Explanation:
[pour ne pas perdre l'avantage]

Persistence beyond a given point threatens the loss of what's been gained.

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Or:
Arrête là où c\'est déjà bien.

Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
United States
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finir en beauté


Explanation:
une autre suggestion

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ou

Partir avec tous les honneurs

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ou

Partir avec tous les honneurs

Michael Bastin
Spain
Local time: 12:24
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 599

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agree  Jacques BOSSER: peut-être partir en beauté
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en avance


Explanation:
Arrêtez / Abandonnez pendant que vous êtes en avance / en tête / premier (première).
Your choice (en avance, en tête or premier) depending on the context.

CGagnon
PRO pts in pair: 129

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neutral  Shog Imas: Plutot en avant
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En plein succes


Explanation:
Il faut quitter la scene en plein succes, pour laisser un bon souvenir digne de soi.
Priere de mettre l'accent grave qui manque sur le "e" du mot "succes".

Shog Imas
Canada
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tirer sa révérence en pleine gloire


Explanation:
ici l'important c'est de traduire la notion d'arrêt avant une descente plus ou moins inévitable, comme ces vieux papis du rock qui continuent à nous rabattre les oreilles mais qui sont vraiment dépassés

Céline Graciet
Local time: 11:24
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Arrêter avec une main d'avance.


Explanation:
It refers to card playing, meaning stop while you're winning. An alternative would be "S'arreter avec l'avantage", which would refer to tennis!

Hope this helps.

Morgane Boëdec
Local time: 12:24
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 42
Grading comment
Card playing is it. Thank you.

All of the answers were very good, thanks to all.
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le mieux est l'ennemi du bien


Explanation:
other option

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 12:24
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