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get the system down pat

French translation: connaître le système par coeur

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English term or phrase:to get the system down pat
French translation:connaître le système par coeur
Entered by: sophieb

12:44 Mar 19, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics / Conversation
English term or phrase: get the system down pat
That xxx system that we’ve been using for a while, we’ve pretty much got the configuration of that system down pat.

Merci pour vos suggestions.
Michael H G (X)
Mauritius
Local time: 09:07
connaître le système par coeur
Explanation:
ou faire le tour du système

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Note added at 11 minutes (2008-03-19 12:55:29 GMT)
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ou plutôt la configuration, pour éviter de répéter système.
nous connaissons sa configuration par coeur / on a fait le tour de sa configuration / nous connaissons tous les aspects de sa configuration, etc
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sophieb
France
Local time: 07:07
Grading comment
Merci Sophie
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4connaître le système par coeur
sophieb
4configurer + les yeux fermés/on l'a bien calé
Glen McCulley


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
connaître le système par coeur


Explanation:
ou faire le tour du système

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Note added at 11 minutes (2008-03-19 12:55:29 GMT)
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ou plutôt la configuration, pour éviter de répéter système.
nous connaissons sa configuration par coeur / on a fait le tour de sa configuration / nous connaissons tous les aspects de sa configuration, etc

sophieb
France
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Merci Sophie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emérentienne: sur le bout des doigts etc.
22 mins
  -> oui, aussi. merci !
agree  Salima Post
31 mins
  -> merci !
agree  ferines10
36 mins
  -> merci !
agree  Hélène Treloar
43 mins
  -> merci !
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
configurer + les yeux fermés/on l'a bien calé


Explanation:
la réponse de sophie b est bonne, je propose juste d'autres options:
- utiliser 'configurer' en plus actif que 'connaître' pour bien caler (?!) l'action (à force d'installer le système, on peut la configurer quasiment les yeux fermés...
- ou bien, tout simplement, "la config, on l'a bien calé"

Glen McCulley
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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