aan het kortste eind trekken
French translation: notre économie risque d\'en payer le prix
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| 4 +1 | être le dindon de la farce |
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| 4 | notre économie risque d'en payer le prix |
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| 4 | faire perdre |
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notre économie risque d'en payer le prix Explanation: (figuurlijk) aan het langste, kortste eind trekkenavoir le dessus, le dessous VD |
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faire perdre Explanation: La phrase en néerlandais est inhabituelle, car il manque soit une préposition, soit le verbe 'doen' devant 'trekken'. |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1être le dindon de la farce Explanation: est la traduction de cette expression; Pour l'utiliser, il faudrait inverser la phrase... : Notre économie risque à chaque fois d'être le dindon de la farce du protectionnisme Il manque en effet un verbe, probablement "laten" |
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