Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Au vu du parcours de XXX rien ne semblait
English translation:
Given XXX's background, nothing was sure
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suezen
Aug 28, 2006 16:26
17 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
The sports specialists
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English, French to English
Au vu du parcours de XXX rien ne semblait
French to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
...pourtant acquis
Know what it means, just looking for an elegant way of saying it. Mind gone blank. Any suggestions...?
Know what it means, just looking for an elegant way of saying it. Mind gone blank. Any suggestions...?
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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15 mins
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Given XXX's background, nothing was sure
or nothing could be taken for granted
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was about to add track record but see CMJ beat me to it!
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was about to add track record but see CMJ beat me to it!
Peer comment(s):
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Tamara Salvio
: 'Parcours' usually indicates career or education background; if 'track record' was meant, I think the original would talk about 'ses performances'...
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thanks Tamara
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Assimina Vavoula
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thanks np :-)
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ACOZ (X)
: Yes, or "past history", depending on the context
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thanks Acoz
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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though nothing looked granted if looking at the XXX's background/cursus
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Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Sorry, Francis, but that just wouldn't be idiomatic in English
53 mins
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ACOZ (X)
: Sorry, Francis, this just isn't English
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But given XX's track record, it
was necessarily going to be plain sailing all the way
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it was not going to be - Dusty is right - Sorry but I can only see mistakes on paper not on the screen
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it was not going to be - Dusty is right - Sorry but I can only see mistakes on paper not on the screen
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: I'm glad it's not just me going mad, then! ;-)
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Omigod that was a boob
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2 hrs
Paul Hirsh
France
France
Native in English
Specializes in field
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The Human Translator
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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nothing in his track record would suggest/lead you to expect
need the rest of the sentence to wrap this one
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or nothing in his past would...
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or nothing in his past would...
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