Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
donné pour battu
English translation:
written off
Added to glossary by
Karikhou (X)
Jul 17, 2008 15:01
15 yrs ago
French term
donné pour battu
French to English
Art/Literary
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Can't find the English equivalent.
We are talking of a wine.
Thanks,
Karima
We are talking of a wine.
Thanks,
Karima
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | destined to fail; given up for dead, written off, etc... |
peekay
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| 4 | not recommendable |
kashew
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| 3 | given to beat |
Speakering (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
3 mins
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destined to fail; given up for dead, written off, etc...
all the above figurative of course; it just means that everyone thought that this person would lose or fail or somehting like that; take your pick
Note from asker:
| Yes indeed! That's exactly what I was looking for! Many thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
sueaberwoman
: Like the last two as expression usually means it (the wine?) was a success contrary to all expectations
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many many thanks!"
27 mins
not recommendable
Chateau Chunder.
3 hrs
given to beat
literal
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