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´**walking in his shoes**

French translation: se mettre à sa place

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English term or phrase:walking in his shoes
French translation:se mettre à sa place
Entered by: Geneviève von Levetzow

12:53 Apr 10, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
/ expressions idiomatiques
English term or phrase: ´**walking in his shoes**
To love another, start by **walking in his or her shoes**.

Toujours ce texte avec les apôtres . Merci:)
Geneviève von Levetzow
Local time: 15:33
commence par te mettre à sa place
Explanation:
se mettre à la place de quelqu'un- Je suppose que le tutoiement convient mieux dans ce genre de contexte.
Selected response from:

hodierne
France
Local time: 15:33
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup à tous / toutes:)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +14commence par te mettre à sa place
hodierne
5empathie
NancyLynn
4Aimer quelqu'un, c'est commencer par se mettre à sa place
chaplin


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +14
commence par te mettre à sa place


Explanation:
se mettre à la place de quelqu'un- Je suppose que le tutoiement convient mieux dans ce genre de contexte.

hodierne
France
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 114
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup à tous / toutes:)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
0 min
  -> Merci
agree  Fabienne Kovacic
6 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Christian Fournier
6 mins
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agree  Emilie Laferrière
16 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
21 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Sylvia Rochonnat
24 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Nina Khmielnitzky
34 mins
agree  Assimina Vavoula
35 mins
agree  Francine Alloncle
36 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
44 mins
agree  RHELLER
3 hrs
agree  jacrav
4 hrs
agree  JennyC08 (X)
5 hrs
agree  adelinea
6 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
empathie


Explanation:
to understand a man, you must first walk a mile in his shoes
that way you will see the world through his eyes, with his experience of it, pour percevoir ce qu'il ressent

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 853
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Aimer quelqu'un, c'est commencer par se mettre à sa place


Explanation:
je préfère ne pas donner d'ordre utilisant l'impératif car les évangiles donnent des conseils et non des ordres

chaplin
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 1373
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