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lieu incontournable

English translation: a must/a place you cannot miss/a place you cannot avoid/a place you cannot leave out

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French term or phrase:lieu incontournable
English translation:a must/a place you cannot miss/a place you cannot avoid/a place you cannot leave out
Entered by: Mats Wiman

23:10 May 21, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: lieu incontournable
Lieu incontournable de la station balnéaire , ce casino vous accueille avec convivialité.
Jane-Mary RIVIERE (X)
Local time: 21:58
a must/a place you cannot miss/a place you cannot avoid/a place you cannot leave out
Explanation:
lieu=incontournable=an inavoidable place, an inescapable place
Selected response from:

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 19:58
Grading comment
Thank you.
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Summary of answers provided
naa must/a place you cannot miss/a place you cannot avoid/a place you cannot leave out
Mats Wiman
naThe place to go
tramont (X)
naabsolute must (place to visit)
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
naunmissable attraction
corinne durand


  

Answers


21 mins
a must/a place you cannot miss/a place you cannot avoid/a place you cannot leave out


Explanation:
lieu=incontournable=an inavoidable place, an inescapable place


    Norstedts fr<>sv+MW
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 19:58
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 133
Grading comment
Thank you.

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egmtrad
Adalbert Kowal
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42 mins
The place to go


Explanation:
The 'the' should be italicised for emphasis.


    Standard English idiom
tramont (X)
PRO pts in pair: 63

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Buzzy
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3 hrs
absolute must (place to visit)


Explanation:
An absolute must of any seaside resort, the casino.....

The casino is the absolute must-vist place .......

(Or variations upon!)

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Particularly with a view to offering you something other than THE place to visit, as you already have something of that ilk with your other question.

Nikki

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 19:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4638

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Victor Foster
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14 hrs
unmissable attraction


Explanation:
my idea of what would be said in English


    tfk
corinne durand
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 18
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