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out of it

French translation: ne sont rein à côté

14:06 Apr 15, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics
English term or phrase: out of it
Description d'Ypres pendant la 1ère Guerre Mondiale:

I expect the place will be flooded with sight-seers and tourists after the war, and they will be amazed by what they see. The ancient ruins of Pompeii will be simply ** out of it **.

Plus une demande de confirmation qu'une question: "Out of it" signifie-t-il que les ruines de Pompei seront "dépassées" ? Autres idées de traduction ?

Merci d'avance !
PFB (X)
Local time: 18:27
French translation:ne sont rein à côté
Explanation:
... difficile de faire pire ...
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Platary (X)
Local time: 18:27
Grading comment
Merci Adrien !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2ne sont rein à côté
Platary (X)
3 +2dépassées, hors jeu
suezen
4oubliées
Jennifer Levey
3ne seront plus dans le coup
Sabine Sur
3hors du coup
Marie-Cécile Wouters
3hors concours
trad500
3Not for grading (English)
RHELLER
3...ne tiendront simplement pas la comparaison.
Anne Girardeau


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ne seront plus dans le coup


Explanation:
oui, dépassées, ou la suggestion ci-dessus si le niveau de langue le permet.

Sabine Sur
Switzerland
Local time: 18:27
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hors du coup


Explanation:
"...seront tout simplement hors du coup" : une autre idée.

Ou peut-être "hors course" ?

Marie-Cécile Wouters
Morocco
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hors concours


Explanation:
Juste une idee... le contexte n'etant pas des plus clairs

trad500
Local time: 17:27
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dépassées, hors jeu


Explanation:
yes, this seems to be the sense

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Note added at 22 mins (2006-04-15 14:28:19 GMT)
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n'aura plus la cote
(just another idea)

suezen
Local time: 18:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Assimina Vavoula
7 mins
  -> merci npapad
agree  Marina Dufour (X)
4 hrs
  -> merci Marina
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ne sont rein à côté


Explanation:
... difficile de faire pire ...

Platary (X)
Local time: 18:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Merci Adrien !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  scooty: "rien"
1 day 1 hr
  -> Ecco !
agree  Virginie Langlois: oui, Pompéi, c'est rien à côté de ça!
3 days 5 hrs
  -> Merci Virginie !
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Not for grading (English)


Explanation:
This is not the current typical usage for "out of it". But your phrase refers to WWI (1914-1918)

I did find the following option which might work:

Beyond the range, scope or bounds of it.
Example: out of the ordinary


    Reference: http://www.allwords.com/word-outing.html
RHELLER
United States
Local time: 10:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
oubliées


Explanation:
Les ruines <...> seront toute simplement oubliées!

Don't forget that in the decades just preceding the 1st WW, Pompeii was still being excavated using the (then) latest archeological techniques and was a 'hot topic' of the period.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 12:27
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
...ne tiendront simplement pas la comparaison.


Explanation:
Une suggestion...

Anne Girardeau
Local time: 18:27
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 6
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