Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
we pass them off
French translation:
on les rend (à leur parents)
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-09-27 19:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Sep 24, 2014 16:05
9 yrs ago
English term
we pass them off
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
"I love spoiling them and I love that when they get dirty or start crying, we pass them off!"
C'est un grand-père qui parle de ses petits-enfants. Je ne suis pas sure de la traduction. Je pensais à "on leur passe tout", mais j'ai un doute.
Merci à vous !
C'est un grand-père qui parle de ses petits-enfants. Je ne suis pas sure de la traduction. Je pensais à "on leur passe tout", mais j'ai un doute.
Merci à vous !
Proposed translations
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| 4 +11 | on les rend (à leur parents) |
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| 4 -1 | on les distrait |
Jennifer Sheridan
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on les rend (à leur parents)
New Teacher, Now What: 11/01/2009 - 12/01/2009
http://www.newteachernowwhat.com/2009_11_12_archive.html
We're not expected to teach them anything, just keep them alive until 2:45pm when we pass them off to their parents. At the very most we're ...
http://www.newteachernowwhat.com/2009_11_12_archive.html
We're not expected to teach them anything, just keep them alive until 2:45pm when we pass them off to their parents. At the very most we're ...
Note from asker:
| Ah oui c'est logique en effet, merci ! |
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2 hrs
Jennifer Sheridan
Spain
Spain
Native in French
Spain
Perfect English, now available in French
Native in: French 
, Italian 
Works in: Italian to French, Spanish to French, English to French, and 1 more.
on les distrait
To pass someone off peut vouloir dire "faire croire que quelqu'un est quelque chose d'autre que ce qu'il n'est en réalité"
Example sentence:
He passed himself off as a Doctor
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: not here // in THAT meaning it's "to pass off as s.t. else"
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