Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tow
French translation:
lui emboitant le pas
Added to glossary by
Alexandre Tissot
Feb 12, 2016 17:40
8 yrs ago
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English term
Passionate translator ENG, SP, IT > FR
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, Italian to French, and 6 more.
tow
English to French
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Tow
Bonsoir à toutes et à tous !
Nous sommes à l'opéra.
Voici l'extrait d'un synopsis.
Des personnages, en raison d'amour fou et de suspicions, sont amenés à se déplacer.
"AA has a hunch her daughter’s new romance is a bad idea; CC, meanwhile, has seen M with another woman at a theatre in Paris. When he discloses this to ZZZ she resolves to track him down and rushes out the door with her maid XXX ***in tow***."
Le terme "tow", qui n'apparaît qu'une seule fois dans ce synopsis, signifie-t-il "fiacre" ?
Merci beaucoup.
Nous sommes à l'opéra.
Voici l'extrait d'un synopsis.
Des personnages, en raison d'amour fou et de suspicions, sont amenés à se déplacer.
"AA has a hunch her daughter’s new romance is a bad idea; CC, meanwhile, has seen M with another woman at a theatre in Paris. When he discloses this to ZZZ she resolves to track him down and rushes out the door with her maid XXX ***in tow***."
Le terme "tow", qui n'apparaît qu'une seule fois dans ce synopsis, signifie-t-il "fiacre" ?
Merci beaucoup.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | lui emboitant le pas |
Christine HOUDY
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| 4 +3 | dans son sillage |
Philippe Etienne
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| 3 | remorquer |
Johannes Gleim
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Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
Christine HOUDY
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
Great, High-Quality Work Right to You
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French
Related KudoZ points
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11
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lui emboitant le pas
IMO
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Note added at 1 jour21 heures (2016-02-14 14:53:41 GMT)
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en fait, la phrase complète est : "en lui emboitant le pas"
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Note added at 1 jour21 heures (2016-02-14 14:53:41 GMT)
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en fait, la phrase complète est : "en lui emboitant le pas"
Note from asker:
| Merci, Christine. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
9 hrs
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| agree |
Johannes Gleim
: same entry in Collins/Robert French Concise Dictionary.
1 day 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci à toutes et à tous !"
+3
54 mins
Philippe Etienne
Spain
Spain
Native in French
Works in field
Spain
In the reader's shoes since 2000
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French
English term (edited):
in tow
dans son sillage
Robert et Collins!
Note from asker:
| Merci, Philippe. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
mchd
12 hrs
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| agree |
Emmanuella
15 hrs
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| neutral |
Johannes Gleim
: dans son sillage in his wake or trail, Collins/Robert French Concise Dictionary // I cannot believe your assertion unless you cite the entry, as the written edition is completely different.
1 day 5 hrs
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Robert&Collins CD//Then don't believe me. he had a couple of girls in tow ✰ : il avait deux filles dans son sillage. written ed. too p2060, ISBN 978-2-84902-796-7
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| agree |
Kim Metzger
1 day 18 hrs
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1 day 6 hrs
Johannes Gleim
40 years Engineer, 20 years translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
English term (edited):
in tow
remorquer
Another expression, also taken from the Collins/Robert French Concise Dictionary:
he had a couple of girls in tow il remorquait deux filles.
he had a couple of girls in tow il remorquait deux filles.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Johannes. |
Discussion
Does it help?
'In tow' s not a terribly formal expression in EN.
Well, "qui la talonne", "sur ses talons" or "accompagnée de", "suivie par/de" could perhaps be clues but I will look for more ideas.
I am looking for a formal style.