tiny affairs
French translation: ds objets de toute petite taille
| 05:52 Apr 23, 2008 |
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| 4 | des modèles minuscules |
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| 3 +1 | ds objets de toute petite taille |
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| 4 | un minuscule engin |
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| 3 | de petits éléments |
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| 3 | des pièces minuscules |
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| 3 | petis machins/trucs/bidules |
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38 mins confidence: 
des modèles minuscules Explanation: 'affair' here just means 'truc / bidule / machin' etc. — it's merely to avoid repeating the word 'guns', but where some kind of pronoun is required. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2008-04-23 06:31:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, of course, it is the word 'cartridges' that would have to have been repeated. |
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2 hrs confidence:
de petits éléments Explanation: ? |
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51 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1ds objets de toute petite taille Explanation: peut-être? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-04-23 08:46:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- en fait je ferais autre chose - les premières cartouches; toutes petites (et utilisées...), elles.... |
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10 hrs confidence:
des pièces minuscules Explanation: Une idée. |
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11 hrs confidence:
petis machins/trucs/bidules Explanation: ... un peu trop familier, peut-être ?! En cherchant des synonymes de machin /truc/ chose, j'ai trouvé que le dico me donne aussi *affaire*...mais je me demande si cela pourrait faire...ton affaire ;)) |
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1 day 31 mins confidence:
un minuscule engin Explanation: engin désigne "divers outils, instruments, appareils ou machines (militaires)" et à la fois "un objet fabriqué qu'on ne veut pas désigner (familier)" dixit Le Robert. Mon seul problème est qu'engin est parfois plus associé à quelque chose de plus volumineux, sinon la correspondance avec le terme militaire et familier est interressante. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day32 mins (2008-04-24 06:24:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- je rectifie pour la forme plurielle en contexte : "de minuscules engins" ! |
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