Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

usual suspects

French translation:

les incontournables

Added to glossary by Alexa Dubreuil
Dec 11, 2008 16:30
15 yrs ago
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English term

usual suspects

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http://blogs.oxfam.org/fr/blog/08-12-09-ice-men-cometh

Et la phrase contenant l'expression:

"The roads outside the conference centre are lined with the ***usual suspects***: polar bears, anarchists, drummers and giant wicker tree-huggers. But right outside the entrance to the meeting halls, drawing the biggest crowds, the more unusual site of ten (though it felt like eleven) life-size figures made of solid ice."

Merci d'avance

Discussion

Alexa Dubreuil (asker) Dec 11, 2008:
Le contexte précis Conférence de Poznan sur le climat

Proposed translations

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les incontournables

the tone is slightly tongue in cheek
Peer comment(s):

agree Glen McCulley : a sharper answer...
6 mins
thanks and glad it went down well
agree Tarik Boussetta : that's it
31 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "J'ai beaucoup hésité entre "les habitués", "la panoplie habituelle" et "les incontournables" mais comme il faut bien trancher (et que je dois rendre ma traduction !) j'ai finalement choisi cette proposition. Merci à tous!"
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6 mins

suspects habituels

peut-être entre guillemets

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-12-11 16:38:29 GMT)
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quelques références :

http://www.google.com/search?hl=fr&rls=com.microsoft:fr:IE-A...
Peer comment(s):

agree Mohamed Mehenoun
2 mins
Merci Mohamed!
agree Maria-Betania Ferreira
15 mins
Merci Maria!
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16 mins

les habituées

...
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57 mins

la panoplie habituelle

an idea that just hit me (aïe!)

... not taking anything away from ormiston's response though

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-11 17:30:52 GMT)
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"routes (ornées/habillées or somesuch) de la panoplie habituelle:"
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les inevitables

les inevitables
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