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He ruined his cricket.

French translation: la perte de son bras a anéanti...

06:31 Dec 6, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Fiction
English term or phrase: He ruined his cricket.
Contexte : Durant la guerre au 19e siècle, paralysé par la peur, un soldat refuse d'obéir au général et de traverser les lignes ennemies pour aller porter un message. Résultat:
"He lost his arm, ruined his cricket..." ???, avant de se suicider, déshonoré.
Laurence BREYSSE-ROSENFELD
France
Local time: 02:21
French translation:la perte de son bras a anéanti...
Explanation:
la perte de son bras a anéanti ses chances de rejouer au cricket un jour
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Estelle Demontrond-Box
Australia
Local time: 10:21
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Merci, Estelle !
La phrase est plus claire désormais
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4la perte de son bras a anéanti...
Estelle Demontrond-Box
3fini le cricket pour lui
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
he ruined his cricket.
fini le cricket pour lui


Explanation:
J'imagine qu'il jouait au cricket et que le fait de perdre un bras a mis fin à cette activité sportive.

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he ruined his cricket.
la perte de son bras a anéanti...


Explanation:
la perte de son bras a anéanti ses chances de rejouer au cricket un jour

Estelle Demontrond-Box
Australia
Local time: 10:21
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 28
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Merci, Estelle !
La phrase est plus claire désormais
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