stopping short

French translation: un manquement à

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English term or phrase:stopping short
French translation:un manquement à
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

01:12 Mar 4, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Religion
English term or phrase: stopping short
it is a religious text:

For the leaders in the work closed and bolted the door against the Spirit's entrance, there was a stopping short of entire surrender to God.
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 10:37
un manquement à
Explanation:
total surrender to God is lacking
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Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 10:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1un manquement à
Francois Boye
3 +1ils n'ont pas su aller jusqu'à ....
katsy
4Ils (en) allèrent presque jusqu’à / Il n’allèrent pas jusqu’à
Gregory Lassale


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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
un manquement à


Explanation:
total surrender to God is lacking

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne-Sophie Cardinal
1 hr
  -> Merci, Anne-Sophie!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ils n'ont pas su aller jusqu'à ....


Explanation:
"to stop short of" = ne pas aller jusqu'à faire quelque chose, s'arrêter juste avant...
Je garderais une forme verbale.
Ma proposition n'est pas bien élégante, d'autres sauront trouver mieux je pense, mais je vous donne le sens.
Dans ce contexte, ces personnes n'ont pas pu franchir le pas nécessaire pour s'abandonner totalement à Dieu
"Ils n'ont pas su (pu) aller jusqu'à s'abandonner à Dieu"



katsy
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Françoise Vogel: même idée :-)
3 hrs
  -> Merci Françoise :-) great minds.....
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Ils (en) allèrent presque jusqu’à / Il n’allèrent pas jusqu’à


Explanation:
Difficile d'affirmer si c’était voulu ou pas sans un peu plus de contexte.

Gregory Lassale
United States
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of: French
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