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to start out fresh

French translation: partir de zéro/de rien

12:24 Mar 23, 2009
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: to start out fresh
Bonjour, j'ai un doute sur le sens de l'expression "to start out fresh" dans la phrase suivante :
It is nonetheless true that I'm not starting out fresh and that there is something - indeed, very much - to be said for the continuity which attends reviews of past failures.

Merci par avance.
Sara M
Local time: 05:59
French translation:partir de zéro/de rien
Explanation:
ou repartir de zéro
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Eliane Bannwarth
France
Local time: 05:59
Grading comment
merci à tous
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6partir de zéro/de rien
Eliane Bannwarth
3 +1prendre un nouveau départ
Arnold T.
3tout reprendre à zéro
Anne Farina


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prendre un nouveau départ


Explanation:
Un essai.

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 23:59
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 101

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Girardeau
1 hr
  -> Merci Anne !
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tout reprendre à zéro


Explanation:
ou prendre un nouveau départ

Anne Farina
France
Local time: 05:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
partir de zéro/de rien


Explanation:
ou repartir de zéro

Eliane Bannwarth
France
Local time: 05:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
merci à tous

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JAN SNAUWAERT: Oui, c'est bien cela (et non pas "tout reprendre à zéro")
10 mins
  -> merci !
agree  Marielle Rebel
14 mins
  -> Merci !
agree  Stéphanie Soudais
17 mins
  -> Merci !
agree  jmleger: oui, repartir de zéro
17 mins
  -> Merci !
agree  raphoz
4 hrs
  -> merci !
agree  jean-jacques alexandre
4 hrs
  -> merci !
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