do almost anything short of

French translation: v.s.

07:03 May 17, 2005
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: do almost anything short of
the lender who is owed money can do almost anything short of holding a gun to the borrower’s head.
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French translation:v.s.
Explanation:
... peut pratiquement tout faire, sauf pointer une arme à la tete du débiteur.
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Monique Laville
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Local time: 19:25
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4 +2v.s.
Monique Laville
4 +1peut faire presque tout sauf
Fanny Thuiller
4 +1peut tout faire excepté
Barbara Pani
4a quasi tous les droits sinon.....
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peut faire presque tout sauf


Explanation:
peut faire presque n'importe quoi sauf...
peut faire pratiquement tout ce qu'il veut sauf...

Fanny Thuiller
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
9 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
peut tout faire excepté


Explanation:
ou "sauf/hormis"

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-05-17 07:09:40 GMT)
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oui, j\'ai oublié le \"presque\"

Barbara Pani
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
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v.s.


Explanation:
... peut pratiquement tout faire, sauf pointer une arme à la tete du débiteur.

Monique Laville
Italy
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marianne PUREN
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agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
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a quasi tous les droits sinon.....


Explanation:
celui a qui on doit de l'argent a quasi tous les droits sinon pointer un pistolet.....

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PRO pts in category: 309
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