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Native in: French (Variants: Belgian, Cameroon, Canadian, African, Standard-France, Swiss, Moroccan)
Works in: English to French
...is within walking distance, 3 blocks away.
Do I need to translate 3 blocks away in French? and how?Thanks.
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Proposed translations
France
Experienced and reliable
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French, French to English
...vous pouvez y aller à pied, c'est à 3 pâtés de maison.
C'est l'expression qu'on utilise en France pour les "blocks", même si ces "maisons" sont en fait des immeubles.
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Note added at 1 day52 mins (2007-11-16 22:45:50 GMT)
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Pâté de maisons. Ensemble de maisons formant bloc. Boutiques situées à l'angle du pâté de maisons qui longent les galeries du vieux Louvre (Balzac, Cous. Bette, 1846, p.74). Un bruit qui court dans le quartier avec persistance la rend soucieuse: des industriels auraient l'intention d'exproprier le pâté de maisons où ils habitent (Dabit, Hôtel Nord, 1929, p.214).
http://www.cnrtl.fr/lexicographie/pâté
Onglet 2
facilement accessible à pieds, à trois coins de rues
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Jean-Julien Dupont
: yes, you need to translate it if the customer wants to specify how really close it is: it's not just within walking distance, it's only 3 blocks away! And this suggestion is good ;)
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Catherine CHAUVIN
: A pied, je crois que c'est correct. (au singulier) Même s'il en faut 2 pour avancer...
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Exact ! Merci pour la rectification.
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Jean-Claude Gouin
2 hrs
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NancyLynn
2 hrs
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peekay
3 hrs
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sporran
5 hrs
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jean-jacques alexandre
10 hrs
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momo savino
14 hrs
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United States
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Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English, French, and 1 more.
est à deux pas...
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Laurence Nerry
11 hrs
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Alain Berton (X)
: Exactement. On ne parle pas de pâtés de maison sauf si l'on a passé trop de temps en expat.
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Merci, oui, c'est ce qu'on dirait spontanément...
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