Jun 14, 2010 06:39
13 yrs ago
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English term
Яснота
Native in: Bulgarian 
, French
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, French to Bulgarian, and 1 more.
make do
English to French
Art/Literary
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
modernism
"Jones is said to have used long spoons and whisk brooms,too. A jazz modernist always makes do, from Hemingway's limited vocabulary to tin can alley, Picasso's hunting ground"
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +1 | se débrouille avec les moyens de bord |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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| 4 +1 | s'arrange |
José Mª SANZ (X)
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| 2 +1 | se débrouille |
Françoise Vogel
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| 3 | s'en tirer |
Celine Reau
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| 2 | doit toujours composer |
polyglot45
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Proposed translations
+1
9 hrs
Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Native in: French
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
se débrouille avec les moyens de bord
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Un merci gossissime,1045:))
Se debrouiller ne me suffisait pas. Elena R."
+1
8 mins
Françoise Vogel
Native in French
"la langue révérée" ...
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French to Italian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
se débrouille
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
FX Fraipont (X)
5 hrs
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merci
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15 mins
Celine Reau
France
France
Native in French
France
Because each word is important
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Canadian, Swiss, Belgian) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
s'en tirer
make do
To manage to get along with the means available: had to make do on less income.
To manage to get along with the means available: had to make do on less income.
+1
16 mins
s'arrange
A jazz modernist can manage to get along with the means available
55 mins
polyglot45
Native in English
&
French
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
doit toujours composer
dans le sens "se dépatouiller"
Discussion
cf. Robert & Collins : "se débrouiller avec les moyens du bord" = to get by as best one can , make do and mend
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