reprendre des couleurs

English translation: perk up

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French term or phrase:reprendre des couleurs
English translation:perk up
Entered by: kecikyle

20:44 May 5, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: reprendre des couleurs
L'euro reprend des couleurs
kecikyle
Canada
Local time: 20:29
The euro is perking up
Explanation:
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ntouzet (X)
Local time: 02:29
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2The euro is perking up
ntouzet (X)
4(The euro) is picking up
Parrot
4the euro is perking up again
chaplin
4the euro is back in business!
William Stein
2 +1The euro is getting strong again.
Sylvie Barnet
3perk up
Yolanda Broad


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The euro is getting strong again.


Explanation:
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Sylvie Barnet
United States
Local time: 20:29
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell: is getting stronger
14 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The euro is perking up


Explanation:
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ntouzet (X)
Local time: 02:29
PRO pts in pair: 259
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
2 mins
  -> thanks Jane

agree  swisstell
13 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(The euro) is picking up


Explanation:
in a colloquial register similar to the original (also, recover strength/health, or, in sports, resume a relationship with a team).

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 02:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the euro is perking up again


Explanation:
ou coller au texte davantage en disant

the euro is getting its colour back.
Bye for now
good luck!
Ségolène

chaplin
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:29
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 569
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the euro is back in business!


Explanation:
"Back in business" means doing well again.

Ananova - Broadway's back in business
... Ananova: Broadway's back in business. After a four-day walkout that
cost the city 10 million dollars, Broadway musicians settled ...
www.ananova.com/entertainment/ story/sm_759523.html?menu= - 18

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1737
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
perk up


Explanation:
The euro is perking up.

"reprendre des couleurs" is a metaphor for recovering health.

Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 20:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1551
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