Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
c'est de la cuisine
English translation:
plain sailing / a piece of cake / all downhill /
Added to glossary by
Madeleine Pérusse
Jul 22, 2003 17:17
21 yrs ago
French term
c'est de la cuisine
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
Dans le sens "procédure habituelle", ou rien de très compliqué...
Le contexte: un médecin qui parle du traitement à donner, une fois la décisioon prise... La décision sur le genre de traitement est cruciale, mais après c'est de la cuisine...
Une expression britannique avec le même cachet?
Merci.
Le contexte: un médecin qui parle du traitement à donner, une fois la décisioon prise... La décision sur le genre de traitement est cruciale, mais après c'est de la cuisine...
Une expression britannique avec le même cachet?
Merci.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | plain sailing / a piece of cake / all downhill / |
Nicholas Hogg
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| 4 | plain sailing |
IanW (X)
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| 4 | it's child's play/the usual thing |
Parrot
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| 2 | Dish up, dish out, deal out |
1964
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| 2 | That's cooking! |
Bharg Shah
|
Proposed translations
+1
10 mins
Nicholas Hogg
Georgia
Georgia
Native in English
Georgia
Fast turnaround , 25 years translation
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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62
Selected
plain sailing / a piece of cake / all downhill /
my take
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci... Nicholash... Piece of cake! I knew there was an expression that has to do with cooking.... The other two are perfect too! Now my dilemma is which one will I choose? But I'll make it! Merci beaucoup!"
8 mins
Dish up, dish out, deal out
In a sense to prepare, square away etc..
9 mins
Bharg Shah
India
India
Native in English
India
Top quality at the best rates
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Gujarati to English
Related KudoZ points
:
94
That's cooking!
Just a suggestion!
13 mins
plain sailing
"... but after that it's plain sailing". J'espère que ça vous aide, Madeleine.
16 mins
it's child's play/the usual thing
two possibilities.
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