Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
agissent également dans l\'ombre
English translation:
acting in a surreptitious manner
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Ana Maria Sousa (X)
Sep 14, 2004 23:52
19 yrs ago
French term
Ana Maria Sousa (X)
agissent également dans l\\\'ombre
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em dehors, de Mr xxx, d'autres réseaux agissent également dans l'ombre
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French term (edited):
agissent également dans l\'ombre
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acting in a surreptitious manner
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Deception. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
...trumped-up, bogus [colloq.], scamped, fraudulent, tricky, factitious, artificial, bastard; surreptitious, illegitimate, contraband, adulterated, sophisticated; unsound,...
surreptitious. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...Trickily secret: furtive, secretive, sly, sneaking, sneaky.
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or \"behind the scenes\"
Deception. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
...trumped-up, bogus [colloq.], scamped, fraudulent, tricky, factitious, artificial, bastard; surreptitious, illegitimate, contraband, adulterated, sophisticated; unsound,...
surreptitious. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...Trickily secret: furtive, secretive, sly, sneaking, sneaky.
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or \"behind the scenes\"
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French term (edited):
agissent également dans l\'ombre
also work in the background
not sure
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are also operating/beavering away in the background
up to their tricks
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Marian Greenfield
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Over 30 years in financial translation
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French term (edited):
agissent également dans l\'ombre
also acting in the shadows
in other words, not out in the open...
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Note added at 10 hrs 24 mins (2004-09-15 10:17:15 GMT)
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as jarry points out, should be acts rather than acting...
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Note added at 10 hrs 24 mins (2004-09-15 10:17:15 GMT)
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as jarry points out, should be acts rather than acting...
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jarry (X)
: But I think it should be 'act', rather than 'acting'.
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absolutely right... I was bleary-eyed and saw an "a" rather than an "e"
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