May 16, 2007 14:50
17 yrs ago
English term

to strike out afresh

Non-PRO English to French Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
On parle de la Réforme de Luther et Calvin

While Luther wanted to reform the church from within, Calvin was prepared to strike out afresh.

Proposed translations

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faire table rase

fwiw
Peer comment(s):

agree BusterK
17 mins
agree Najib Aloui : "Faire table rase et rebâtir"..."repartir à zéro" de Busterk contient tout le sens mais l'expression , je pense , est trop moderne pour parler de Luther...Sauf si le style et le ton du texte le permettent
2 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci Ihatetrados, aux autres également"
1 min

de reprendre à zéro, de repartir de rien

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40 mins

prendre un nouveau départ

autre suggestion
Peer comment(s):

agree Nathalie Scharf
33 mins
Merci NatUS!
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