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to read cover-to-cover

French translation: de la première à la dernière page

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:to read cover-to-cover
French translation:de la première à la dernière page
Entered by: Muriel Louchart

08:37 Mar 27, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: to read cover-to-cover
"If the document contains sections that do pique your interest, take a look at the glossary before delving in. Don’t worry about reading cover-to-cover, front to back, quite yet."

(Même front to back svp, sinon je fais autre post)
Merci
Muriel Louchart
France
Local time: 01:10
de la première à la dernière page
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

PFB (X)
Local time: 01:10
Grading comment
merci à tous, j'ai fait un mixage de deux propositions finalement
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8de la première à la dernière page
PFB (X)
3 +4de tout lire, du début jusqu'à la fin
John Di Rico
3 +4lire de bout en bout
Francis MARC
4 +1lire d'un bout à l'autre
Delphine Joly
4lire assidument du début à la fin
Euqinimod (X)
4vous n'avez pas besoin de tout lire dans l'ordre, du début jusqu'à la fin
wolmix


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
de la première à la dernière page


Explanation:
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PFB (X)
Local time: 01:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 58
Grading comment
merci à tous, j'ai fait un mixage de deux propositions finalement

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
0 min
  -> merci
agree  Najib Aloui
1 min
  -> merci
agree  Nathalie Reis
4 mins
  -> merci
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
6 mins
  -> merci
agree  Assimina Vavoula
7 mins
  -> merci
agree  Drmanu49
9 mins
  -> merci
agree  hirselina
15 mins
  -> merci
agree  Cl Te (X)
3 hrs
  -> merci
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
de tout lire, du début jusqu'à la fin


Explanation:
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John Di Rico
France
Local time: 01:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cchat: sounds good for both expressions
4 mins
agree  hirselina
15 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 hr
agree  Isis34
4 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
lire de bout en bout


Explanation:
autre variante

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Drmanu49
4 mins
agree  hirselina
9 mins
agree  Lidija Lazic
14 mins
agree  xuebai
4 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lire assidument du début à la fin


Explanation:
J'emploierais "assidument" pour traduire la redondance.

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Note added at 16 minutes (2007-03-27 08:53:27 GMT)
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Il faut bien sûr écrire "assidûment".

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 01:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 36
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lire d'un bout à l'autre


Explanation:
d'un bout à l'autre, from one end to the other, from start to finish. d'un bout à l'autre ... lire un livre de bout en bout, to read a book cover to cover ...




    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=lire+d%27un+bout+%C3%A0+l%27a...
    Reference: http://french.about.com/library/express/blex-bout.htm
Delphine Joly
Local time: 19:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xuebai: oui c'est l'expression exacte
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vous n'avez pas besoin de tout lire dans l'ordre, du début jusqu'à la fin


Explanation:
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wolmix
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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