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(une guerre) perlée

English translation: drop-by-drop war

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French term or phrase:(une guerre) perlée
English translation:drop-by-drop war
Entered by: Anne Spence

14:42 Jul 16, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / An African country
French term or phrase: (une guerre) perlée
In a document about the current political situation in an African country. Context: "Mais, plutôt que l’un ou l’autre de ces scénarii, on peut penser qu’à l’instar de la situation qu’a connue [country A (the subject of the report)] entre 1978 et 1986, c’est la guerre qui sera le résultat de ces différentes stratégies, une *guerre perlée*sans cause, ni vainqueurs ni vaincus mais qui entretiendra la crise en [region X] et alimentera celle en [country B].
Nicky Over
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Local time: 16:31
drop-by-drop war
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Anne Spence
Local time: 16:31
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Perfect - what a great reference too. Thank you so much.
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3drop-by-drop war
Anne Spence
2war of attrition/long-drawn-out war
John Peterson


  

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war of attrition/long-drawn-out war


Explanation:
A couple of tentative suggestions. Grève perlée can mean a go slow, so maybe like a go slow it has the capacity to go on and on?

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drop-by-drop war


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,779530,00.h...
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