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01:12 Nov 4, 2007 |
English to French translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Francis MARC Lithuania Local time: 15:23 | ||||||
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if it ain't broke, don't fix it! on ne change pas une équipe qui gagne Explanation: Once again, suggestions made by native speakers in a WordReference forum discussion may help. The other one I liked was: "Pourquoi appeler les pompiers, s'il n'y a pas le feu." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2007-11-04 01:32:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here's another WordReference discussion: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=366159&highl... This gives another possibility: "Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien" But it also seems to confirm "on ne change pas une équipe qui gagne" as a pretty standard French equivalent. Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=470546&highl... |
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51 mins confidence:
6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +8
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