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English translation: the gift of a lifetime/ a lifetime's graft/the transplant saga
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| 09:11 Apr 10, 2006 |
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| 3 +1 | the gift of a lifetime/ a lifetime's graft/the transplant saga |
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| 3 | a cutting-edge saga of our time |
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| 3 | une idée de 'coeur'...heart in hand |
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| 3 | change of heart |
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peer agreement (net): +1the gift of a lifetime/ a lifetime's graft/the transplant saga Explanation: difficult to use the same play on words ... you could do something like "a lifetime's graft" or 'a hard day's graft". Otherwise ... "from one body to another" |
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a cutting-edge saga of our time Explanation: perhaps - for the whole thing..... ??? |
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une idée de 'coeur'...heart in hand Explanation: "heart in hand" afin de garder l'idée sous-jacente de 'coeur', une première fois pour suggérer que la greffe n'est possible qu'avec le don (si, toutefois, il n'est pas question de xénogreffes ou de greffons artificiels), et une deuxième fois (si le film montre des greffes cardiaques) pour renvoyer à l'image de l'organe dans la main du chirurgien lors de la transplantation ou "heart-to-heart" ou faire un jeu de mots sur la musique (organ transplantation)... |
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change of heart Explanation: Another suggestion keeping with a pun: Change of heart: a modern-day epic. |
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