spike the punch

French translation: corser le punch

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English term or phrase:	spike the punch
French translation:	corser le punch
Entered by:	Jacques Desnoyers

06:46 Oct 24, 2005

English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / competition law

English term or phrase: spike the punch

In a competition law document for employees
Don't let them spike the punch. Your Mom suspected that someone might try to spike the punch, and she told the chaperone to keep a lookout. She was right, same deal here. Watch out that no narrow interest tries to rig the meeting or the system unfairly in favour of its company or its narrow interest - like a spiked punch at a junior high party, it can only lead to trouble.

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corser le punch

Explanation:
Dictionnaire Robert Collins

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Note added at 4 hrs 5 mins (2005-10-24 10:52:01 GMT)
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En d'autres termes, cela signifie qu'il faut faire attention pour que personne ne pipe les dés.

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Jacques Desnoyers
Local time: 20:05

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Merci beaucoup de vos réponses, j'ai gardé "corser le punch" vu l'allusion à la fête de fac qui suit, mais l'expression "piper les dés" est une excellente idée.
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corser le punch

Jacques Desnoyers

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mettre des bâtons dans les roues

Martine C

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mettre des bâtons dans les roues

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Martine C
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corser le punch

Jacques Desnoyers
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 82

Grading comment

Merci beaucoup de vos réponses, j'ai gardé "corser le punch" vu l'allusion à la fête de fac qui suit, mais l'expression "piper les dés" est une excellente idée.

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