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spade

French translation: rapporterait beaucoup

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English term or phrase:may pay off in spades
French translation:rapporterait beaucoup
Entered by: PB Trans

02:30 Jan 22, 2004
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
/ astrologie
English term or phrase: spade
Dans un document astrologique portant sur des prédictions quotidiennes :

A simple act of gratitude today may pay off in spades at some point down the long and winding road.
Veronique Boulet
Canada
Local time: 18:42
rapporterait beaucoup
Explanation:
may pay off in spades = rapporterait beaucoup
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PB Trans
Local time: 23:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6pourrait rapporter gros
Jean-Luc Dumont
4 +5vous sera rendu au centuple
sarahl (X)
3 +1rapporterait beaucoup
PB Trans
4... pourrait vous rapporter gros
Flore Abadie
3 +1pourrait vous valoir des retombées positives
CMJ_Trans (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rapporterait beaucoup


Explanation:
may pay off in spades = rapporterait beaucoup


    Reference: http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/014...
    Reference: http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/014...
PB Trans
Local time: 23:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 57

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
36 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
vous sera rendu au centuple


Explanation:
sera récompensé au-delà de vos espérances.

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Note added at 2004-01-22 07:35:11 (GMT)
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effectivement, c\'est à mettre au conditionnel, merci writeaway.

sarahl (X)
Local time: 15:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1561

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
36 mins
  -> merci 1045!
neutral  writeaway: may pay off, not will pay off
4 hrs
  -> right, I stand corrected.
agree  John Peterson: Though not much of an astrologer if he/she has to use the conditional!
8 hrs
  -> her crystal ball may be dusty!
agree  NancyLynn: bof, astrologers... much like weathermen in their predictions!;-)
9 hrs
  -> superstition brings bad luck anyway!
agree  NatalieD: pourrait vous être rendu au centuple (mais ne comptez pas là-dessus...)
10 hrs
  -> on pourrait lui faire un procès si elle emploie l'indicatif !
agree  agnesb
17 hrs
  -> thanks!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
pourrait rapporter gros


Explanation:
pourrait valoir son pesant d'or

pourrait être avantageusment récompensé


Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2872

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
14 mins
  -> merci bien
agree  writeaway: pourrait rapporter gros (may is important-not a sure thing)
4 hrs
  -> en effet, merci.
agree  Marie Christine Cramay: peut vous rapporter gros/ peut valoir son pesant dor.
4 hrs
  -> merci bien
agree  hirselina
7 hrs
  -> merci bien
agree  NancyLynn
8 hrs
  -> merci bien
agree  Ghislaine Delorme
1 day 16 hrs
  -> merci bien
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
... pourrait vous rapporter gros


Explanation:
-

Flore Abadie
France
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 173
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pourrait vous valoir des retombées positives


Explanation:
...

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 5820

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ben baudoin: assez astrologique
2 hrs
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