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16:45 Apr 5, 2003 |
French to English translations [Non-PRO] / politique | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Renate FitzRoy Local time: 02:08 | ||||||
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4 +3 | Mrs Truc was miscast |
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5 +2 | Just a comment |
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5 +1 | a casting mistake |
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4 +1 | is in the wrong role |
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4 +1 | the wrong person for the job |
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4 | the wrong pick |
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3 +1 | a casting error |
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4 | the wrong person in the wrong place |
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is in the wrong role Explanation: is the meaning thereof - she was elected or picked for a job/position that does not fit her character or qualifications |
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a casting mistake Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-04-05 16:52:24 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"I have always thought that the central bank\'s first president should be a man whose international authority would be immediately recognised,\" Mr Giscard d\'Estaing said recently. \"In fact, contrary to the spirit of the [European Union\'s Maastricht] treaty, the club of member-state governors named one of their own from a medium-sized country, the Netherlands, to head the ECB. Whatever the personal merits of Mr Duisenberg, it was a casting mistake.\" Mr Giscard d\'Estaing will get his way if, as expected, Jean-Claude Trichet, the Bank of France governor, succeeds Mr Duisenberg as ECB president in the second half of 2002. \" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-04-05 16:53:03 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, forgot the link: http://specials.ft.com/worldeconomy2000/FT33FDOMEDC.html Reference: http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22a+c... |
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the wrong pick Explanation: like it happens at times in the movies when an actor or actress is picked for a role that simply does not suit them |
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a casting error Explanation: to sound devastating... Suggestion |
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the wrong person for the job Explanation: pity about the image, but I feel it sounds contrived. |
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Mrs Truc was miscast Explanation: - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-04-05 17:42:06 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- . early \'60s, Hepburn\'s characters had it both ways. She made a career out of playing a princess, but made her mark by being miscast. ... www.thestranger.com/2000-02-10/art.html - 16k Miscast A person contracted to perform a particular role who, either does not have the talent, or, is incapable of being believed to be the character. http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/glossary.asp?userid=5... .. But here he seems miscast -- he has a weird, toothy smirk that pops up on his face in just about every scene, even at the most inappropriate moments. ... www.examiner.com/sfx/templates/ printer.jsp?story=X0207SLAUGHTERw - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-04-05 17:43:48 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- can also be used figuratively -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-04-05 17:45:54 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- . He now acts (up) as legal counsel for Huntsman Chemical. Todd has long been miscast in life...he should have been a writer for Leno or Letterman. ... www.saltlakechamber.org/econupdate/issues.htm - 18k - 4 Apr 2003 ... Leader Tom Daschle and House Minority Leader Richard A ... Bush was miscast in the role of aloof superpartisan ... As governor, Bush was popular because he forged close ... www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/ oct2001/nf20011015_0558.htm - 43k |
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