Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
(il y a) peril en la demeure
English translation:
tomorrow may be too late
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Nick Lingris
Jul 14, 2005 20:21
18 yrs ago
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French term
United States
Corporate Finance and Communications
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: French to English
“Péril en la demeure”
French to English
Other
Tourism & Travel
Equivalent expression, please, if anyone has one...
This is a blurb from a slide in a presentation on competition in the travel industry coming from eastern european countries, potentially hurting the more established travel industry in Western Europe - particularly France. The slide heading is "New Competition" with this blurb as a subhead. Slide goes on to list travel stats from various Eastern European countries...
Thanks in advance!
This is a blurb from a slide in a presentation on competition in the travel industry coming from eastern european countries, potentially hurting the more established travel industry in Western Europe - particularly France. The slide heading is "New Competition" with this blurb as a subhead. Slide goes on to list travel stats from various Eastern European countries...
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | tomorrow may be too late |
Nick Lingris
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| 3 +1 | he who hesitates is lost |
Charlie Bavington
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Proposed translations
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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Works in field
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
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French term (edited):
peril en la demeure
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tomorrow may be too late
Robert (without the accents)
Il y a PERIL EN LA DEMEURE : il peut etre dangereux d'attendre, il faut agir vite. Il n'y a pas peril en la demeure : ce n'est pas urgent, rien ne presse.
Il y a PERIL EN LA DEMEURE : il peut etre dangereux d'attendre, il faut agir vite. Il n'y a pas peril en la demeure : ce n'est pas urgent, rien ne presse.
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emiledgar
: Yes, "the time for action is now!"
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I'm afraid my choice was automatic. It's a line from one of my favourite poems.
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Simon Charass
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Merci, Simon.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thanks, V.!
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Charlie Bavington
Native in English
Hassle-free translations for busy people
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
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he who hesitates is lost
Standard (UK) English idiom, if it suits your context.
I accept that the word order may be problematic if your target audience includes non EMT people
I accept that the word order may be problematic if your target audience includes non EMT people
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