Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Light fuse and stand well back
French translation:
allume la mêche et mets-toi bien à l'abri
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Yolanda Broad
Apr 7, 2003 17:41
21 yrs ago
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English term
light fuse
English to French
Other
dans "Light fuse and stand well back.." murmured Patrick, and instead, lit his fifth cigarette of the morning.
merci
merci
Proposed translations
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+3
6 mins
Sylvain & Deyanira PROUT
Native in French
The oil translation experience
Native in: Spanish 
, French
Works in: Spanish to French, Italian to Spanish, German to French, and 4 more.
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28
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allume la mêche et mets-toi bien à l'abri
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allume la mèche et tiens-toi bien à l\'écart. mÈche.
Take a British industry worth 2.5 billion pounds a year, threaten it with new Euro-taxes, pack in some propellant material to do with the Social Chapter, soak thoroughly in two conflicting views of European culture and its relation to the wider world. Light fuse and stand well back. Miles back
http://www.museum-security.org/97/artcrime15.html.
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allume la mèche et tiens-toi bien à l\'écart. mÈche.
Take a British industry worth 2.5 billion pounds a year, threaten it with new Euro-taxes, pack in some propellant material to do with the Social Chapter, soak thoroughly in two conflicting views of European culture and its relation to the wider world. Light fuse and stand well back. Miles back
http://www.museum-security.org/97/artcrime15.html.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci beaucoup"
+2
3 mins
allumer la mèche
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\"Allumez la mèche et gardez vos distances...\"
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\"Allumez la mèche et gardez vos distances...\"
+3
9 mins
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.
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636
Allumez la mèche et éloignez-vous.
In this context, a "light fuse" has nothing to do with electricity.
"Light", in this context is a verb and
not an adjective.
Light the dynamite and get the h*ll
out of there!
"Light", in this context is a verb and
not an adjective.
Light the dynamite and get the h*ll
out of there!
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Nina Khmielnitzky
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Richard Genest
6 hrs
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ntouzet (X)
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6 days
Morgane Boëdec
Native in French
Sustainable Translations
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Arabic to French, Spanish to French
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42
c'est mettre le feu aux poudres, donc recule-toi. Recule-toi bien !
ou "écartez-vous. Ecartez-vous bien."
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