French term
venir de loin
venir de loin
a far reaching influence? that doesn't make sense?
4 +9 | goes back a long way | jmleger |
3 | has a long and chequered history | HugoSteckel |
3 | come from afar | Alan Douglas (X) |
Jan 31, 2010 20:01: SJLD changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Feb 1, 2010 07:27: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Cinema, Film, TV, Drama" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Non-PRO (3): Chris Hall, Jim Tucker (X), SJLD
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Proposed translations
goes back a long way
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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-02-01 16:14:37 GMT)
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or "goes way back" (to save keystrokes)
agree |
Chris Hall
2 mins
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agree |
Verginia Ophof
4 mins
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agree |
margaret caulfield
23 mins
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agree |
Françoise Vogel
23 mins
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agree |
Lorna Coing
44 mins
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agree |
JH Trads
: or "..a long way back"
1 hr
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agree |
Sheila Wilson
1 hr
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agree |
Evans (X)
15 hrs
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agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
21 hrs
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Discussion
il = Eastwood
une= obsession
Is "être" the correct verb here or should it be "avoir"?
Il en a une qui vient de loin