Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
it follows traces the footsteps
French translation:
il marche sur les pas
English term
it follows traces the footsteps
La phrase en entier: It (the film) follows traces the footsteps, literally, of four groups of children..."
Mon idée: Il marche sur les pas, littéralement ...
Merci de vos suggestions
| 5 +1 | il marche sur les pas |
GILLES MEUNIER
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| 4 +2 | il suit les pas |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 4 | Sur les traces des pas... |
TheFrenchalist
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| 4 -1 | suit les traces de .. |
HERBET Abel
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Non-PRO (1): GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
il marche sur les pas
| Bien OK pour l'expression consacrée. Merci. |
Graduate engineer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English
suit les traces de ..
| disagree |
Germaine
: = Imiter, suivre l'exemple de quelqu'un. Ce n'est pas le sens ici.
3 hrs
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Sur les traces des pas...
"Sur" est préféré à "il" car c'est plus littéraire.
| neutral |
Christine HOUDY
: manque un peu de contexte SVP. Par exemple : il y a de la neige ou ?
1 hr
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| neutral |
Germaine
: En fait, la locuttion est plutôt "suivre à la trace".
11 hrs
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il suit les pas
"http://www.zerodeconduite.net/blog/index.php?category...
Le film suit les pas de Cherif, adolescent turbulent envoyé chez ses cousins par une .... Sur le chemin de l'école : parcours de combattants."
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Note added at 23 hrs (2015-07-30 09:09:31 GMT)
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il n'y a pas d'expression consacrée, c'est à prendre au sens littéral (j'ai vu le film) - le réalisateur suit des enfants qui marchent des kilomètres pour se rendre à l'école.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEHQePgNXNU
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