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English to French translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / In a document about environmental actions | |||||||
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4 | réduisent peu à peu |
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4 | sape, amoindrit |
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3 | permet d'avancer petit à petit |
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3 | s'attaque progressivement au "petit" problème |
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All depends on context! |
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réduisent peu à peu Explanation: la situation qui a amené la création de la fondation : apuvrété, manque d'accès aux soins "The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_&_Melinda_Gates_Foundatio... |
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sape, amoindrit Explanation: ...les fondements de... ' chip away at ' = ' undermine' here; |
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permet d'avancer petit à petit Explanation: but pure extrapolation |
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chips away at the small fact s'attaque progressivement au "petit" problème Explanation: .. |
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Reference: All depends on context! Reference information: Here are some examples from R°C: to chip away at + rock, wood, ice tailler petit à petit + sb's authority, lands grignoter | réduire petit à petit + law, decision réduire petit à petit la portée de 2 separable transitive verb paint etc enlever or décaper petit à petit etc |
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