Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to be home free
French translation:
gagné d\'avance
English term
to be home free
Merci!
Sep 26, 2014 12:11: GILLES MEUNIER changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): mchd, Victoria Britten, GILLES MEUNIER
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Proposed translations
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
gagné d'avance
il croyait avoir un boulevard devant lui
il pensait être le candidat idéal/incontournable
il ne se voyait pas perdre
être arrivé au bout de ses peines
US : to be home free : être arrivé au bout de ses peines...
ou aussi "il pensait toucher au but"...
France
Environment, Development: the right word
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French
être tiré d'affaire
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France
Дотошный, но не навязчивый
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Russian to French
avoir fait le plus difficile/gros (mais ici...
ou, moins soutenu :
"il pensait que c'était déjà dans la poche grâce à..."
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être à l'abri
"be home free
US informal
› to be certain to succeed at something because you have done the most difficult part of it: Once you leave the main road and cross the bridge, you're home free - we live just three houses further on."
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/be-home-f...
"home - Collins French Dictionary | Always Free Online ...
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english.../homeT... this page
to be home and dry (British) or to be home free (US) être à l'abri ⇒ The prime minister and the moderates are not yet home and dry. Le Premier ministre et les ..."
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il pensait qu'il avait fait le plus dur
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