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bouchées doubles

English translation: has multiplied his efforts

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French term or phrase:a mis les bouchées doubles
English translation:has multiplied his efforts
Entered by: Johanne Bouthillier

23:55 Sep 14, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: bouchées doubles
pour cette énieme attaque des positions des rebelles, Mr xxx a mis les bouchées doubles
Ana Maria Sousa (X)
Local time: 23:59
has multiplied his efforts
Explanation:
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Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Local time: 18:59
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2redoubled his eoffrts/pulled out all the stops
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +2has multiplied his efforts
Johanne Bouthillier
4worked extra hard ...
Jean-Claude Gouin
4has doubled his efforts or has put in extra efforts
palani
3double fortifications
Tegan Raleigh


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bouchées doubles
double fortifications


Explanation:
but only if bouchée is a typo, and should be bouché...

Tegan Raleigh
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bouchées doubles
has multiplied his efforts


Explanation:


Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Local time: 18:59
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natou
46 mins
  -> merci !
agree  Martine Brault: Mr XXX multiplied his efforts
1 hr
  -> merci !
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
worked extra hard ...


Explanation:
... doubled his efforts ...

Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Local time: 18:59
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bouchées doubles
has doubled his efforts or has put in extra efforts


Explanation:
bouchées doubles signifies putting an extra effort or work twice as hard

palani
India
Local time: 04:29
PRO pts in category: 7
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
redoubled his eoffrts/pulled out all the stops


Explanation:
spared no effort

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 00:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 183

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jarry (X): I think redoubled is the best.
1 hr
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: pull out all the stops, give it all you've got etc. Much better to go for something idiomatic than close to a litteral rendering here.
10 hrs
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