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bras de fer

English translation: arm-wrestling match

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French term or phrase:bras de fer
English translation:arm-wrestling match
Entered by: jardy (X)

17:24 Aug 19, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: bras de fer
un bras de fer entre deux personnes, le premier des deux qui fait plier l'autre à gagné (sens concret et sens figuré)
jardy (X)
Local time: 01:28
an arm-wrestling match
Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 01:28
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3an arm-wrestling match
GILLES MEUNIER
5test of strength
Stephen Finch
4iron arm/arm-wrestling
Trudy Peters


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
an arm-wrestling match


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 01:28
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2506

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Massimo Gaido
3 mins
agree  markmx
6 mins
agree  Yolanda Broad
20 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
iron arm/arm-wrestling


Explanation:
literal: iron arm
figurative: arm-wrestling

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 19:28
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 124
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
test of strength


Explanation:
the other proposed answer is strictly speaking correct, but myu suggestion is a better rendition for figurative use

Stephen Finch
Local time: 00:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 26
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