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unterm Deckel brodelt’s

French translation: le feu couve sous la cendre

08:58 Jan 21, 2013
German to French translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: unterm Deckel brodelt’s
Bonjour,

Je cherche à rendre cette expression en français : j'avais pensé à couver, mais il me manque la tournure

Aber unterm Deckel brodelt’s, denn die Konjunktur bleibt schwach und die politische Situation ist angespannt

Merci d'avance

Laurence Bourel
Laurence Bourel
France
Local time: 17:54
French translation:le feu couve sous la cendre
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Alain Boulé
Local time: 17:54
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Merci beaucoup, excellente suggestion
!
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3 +3le feu couve sous la cendre
Alain Boulé


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
le feu couve sous la cendre


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Alain Boulé
Local time: 17:54
Native speaker of: French
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Merci beaucoup, excellente suggestion
!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carola BAYLE
2 hrs
  -> Merci
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
21 hrs
agree  Cl. COMBALUZIER
23 hrs
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