learning the ropes
French translation: apprendre les ficelles du métier
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| 12:16 Dec 4, 2003 |
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|  Selected response from: John Peterson Local time: 19:25 | ||||||
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| 4 +7 | apprendre les ficelles du métier |
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| 4 | apprennent les agrès |
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| 4 | ...qui les mettent dans le bain en leur donnant l'occasion... |
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| 4 -1 | se mettre au courant |
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1 min confidence: 
peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1se mettre au courant Explanation: This is meant in a figurative sense, so I would say "se mettre au courant" |
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +7
peer agreement (net): +7apprendre les ficelles du métier Explanation: To know the tricks of the trade/know the ropes is connaître les ficelles du métier |
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