Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
no mean feat
French translation:
pas une mince affaire
Added to glossary by
Françoise Vogel
May 12, 2011 14:16
13 yrs ago
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English term
France
Traductrice, 4 ans industrie automobile
Native in: French 
, German
Works in: German to French, English to French
no mean feat
English to French
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
nettoyage et hygiène dan
Maintaining high levels of cleanliness throughout the extensive public school premises and seven boarding houses is no mean feat.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +5 | une mince affaire |
Françoise Vogel
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| 3 | une mince tâche |
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
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| 1 | un exploit non négligeable |
Tony M
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Change log
May 12, 2011 14:17: Tony M changed "Term asked" from "mean feat" to "no mean feat" , "Field" from "Medical" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Medical: Instruments" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
May 21, 2011 20:31: Françoise Vogel changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/682366">Jeanne Talcone's</a> old entry - "no mean feat"" to ""une mince affaire""
Proposed translations
+5
1 min
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
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English term (edited):
mean feat
Selected
une mince affaire
n'est pas une mince affaire
Peer comment(s):
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FX Fraipont (X)
5 mins
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merci
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sporran
13 mins
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merci
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Tony M
1 hr
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merci (j'aime bien aussi l'autre solution)
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silvester55
2 hrs
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merci
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Layla de Chabot
: vraiment bien
3 days 7 hrs
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merci :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 mins
un exploit non négligeable
You need to parse "no mean feat" altogether — it means it is not a small feat, i.e. it is a big one.
2 days 9 hrs
une mince tâche
Une autre façon de dire la même chose, mais ''tâche'' plus précisé pour parle d'un programme mis en place par une organisation.
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