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se prendre des portes dans les dents [URGENT]

anglais translation: having doors slammed in your face

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Terme ou expression en français :se prendre des portes dans les dents [URGENT]
Traduction en anglais :having doors slammed in your face
Entrée par  : Dr Andrew Read

12:39 Nov 14, 2014
traduction français vers anglais [Général]
Général / conversation / salutations / correspondance / Slang
Terme ou expression en français : se prendre des portes dans les dents [URGENT]
In my documentary on youth unemployment in France, a young man has come to a training session. Here's what he says.

- On est là pour avoir un boulot et reprendre confiance en nous. Et puis voilà.
- Pourquoi "reprendre confiance" en vous ?
- À force de rester tout seul et de *se prendre des portes dans les dents*, au bout d'un moment, je pense qu'on manque de confiance en soi. J'ai envie de reprendre les choses en main.

There's no further context.
I can't find this phrase anywhere and need to have an answer urgently. Help please, if possible, a translation of this section:
"À force de rester tout seul et de *se prendre des portes dans les dents*,"
Dr Andrew Read
Royaume-Uni
Local time: 11:38
constantly facing closed doors/having doors slammed or closed in your face
Explication :
It depends how strong you want the feeling expressed to be.
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Jane Phillips
France
Local time: 12:38
Grading comment
Thanks so much, Jane, and all those who agreed.
This was one of those when as soon as I saw the translation, I thought, gosh that's obvious. But for some reason I just had a mental block and needed a bit of help. And that's why we need KudoZ sometimes!
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Résumé des réponses proposées
4 +16constantly facing closed doors/having doors slammed or closed in your face
Jane Phillips
3constantly being turned down/rejected
polyglot45


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15 minutes   confiance : Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 approbation des pairs (net) : +16
constantly facing closed doors/having doors slammed or closed in your face


Explication :
It depends how strong you want the feeling expressed to be.

Jane Phillips
France
Local time: 12:38
Travaille dans le domaine
Langue maternelle : anglais
Grading comment
Thanks so much, Jane, and all those who agreed.
This was one of those when as soon as I saw the translation, I thought, gosh that's obvious. But for some reason I just had a mental block and needed a bit of help. And that's why we need KudoZ sometimes!

Commentaires des pairs sur cette réponse (et réponses des répondeurs)
Accord  Maria Constant (X): I prefer "doors slammed in your face".
2 minutes
Accord  Jean-Claude Gouin
5 minutes
Accord  Chakib Roula: yes, having regular curses.
9 minutes
Accord  John Holland
9 minutes
Accord  writeaway: nearly the same expression as in English. replace face by teeth. fairly obvious..... agree with slammed in your face, not with suggestions
10 minutes
Accord  Tony M: slammed, yes
17 minutes
Accord  Claire Bouchery
26 minutes
Accord  GILLES MEUNIER
41 minutes
Accord  James A. Walsh
1 heure
Accord  B D Finch: The reflexive makes all the difference.
1 heure
Accord  C. Tougas
1 heure
Accord  Daryo: having doors slammed in your face
1 heure
Accord  Carol Gullidge: … but please avoid Freelancer2013's suggestion! For any non-natives, the curse is slang for period; when you have the curse it means you're not pregnant!
3 heures
Accord  Simon Mac
4 heures
Accord  AllegroTrans: having doors slammed in your face
6 heures
Accord  ACOZ (X)
2 jours 9 heures
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55 minutes   confiance : Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
constantly being turned down/rejected


Explication :

constantly being given the runaround
constantly being passed over

polyglot45
Langue maternelle : anglais, français
Points PRO dans la catégorie : 227

Commentaires des pairs sur cette réponse (et réponses des répondeurs)
Neutre  writeaway: agree that's what it means but it's not really a translation of the expression imo
17 minutes
  -> sure but I think someone needed to say it
Neutre  AllegroTrans: meaning OK but register not replicated
5 heures
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