On peut faire plus court

English translation: let's get to the point

01:35 Dec 14, 2018
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: On peut faire plus court
Adriana is being harassed when she askes for news of her lover who has disappeared.


L’amour ma petite, ça sera pour demain. Il est chez lui. Il roupille, dit le premier.
— Et vous, où êtes-vous ? insista-t-elle.
— On se préoccupe de notre sort ? Enfin !
— On peut faire plus court, l’interrompit Adriana.
— Moi ? Devant sa porte. Je l’entends ronfler, on dirait un troupeau de chameaux, annonça le premier.
Frank Gerace
United States
Local time: 01:42
English translation:let's get to the point
Explanation:
just a wild guess, given the context
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 01:42
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3 +5let's get to the point
Katarina Peters


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
let's get to the point


Explanation:
just a wild guess, given the context

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 01:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Acher: yes, or just "get to the point"
47 mins
  -> Thanks, Nicole. I just wanted to keep it close to the original - "on peut"t

agree  Tony M: Yes, I think the idea is very much that of "cut the crap!"
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tony.

agree  Elisabeth Gootjes
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Elisabeth.

agree  Eliza Hall
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Eliza.

agree  Yolanda Broad: Nice solution!
3 days 23 hrs
  -> Thanks, Yolanda!
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