path of least resistance

French translation: voie qui mène au pouvoir est souvent celle du moindre effort

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English term or phrase:path to power can often be the path of least resistance
French translation:voie qui mène au pouvoir est souvent celle du moindre effort
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

11:16 May 5, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: path of least resistance
But the mystery lies not so much in the man himself, but in how the path to power can often be the path of least resistance

je trouve 'chemin de moindre résistance' mais ce n'est pas clair...
Krystrad
Local time: 09:23
la voie qui mène au pouvoir
Explanation:
est souvent celle du moindre effort.

Voie, chemin, route...

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Note added at 2003-05-05 11:24:10 (GMT) Post-grading
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Isa
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IsaPro
France
Local time: 09:23
Grading comment
merci à tous :-)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2la voie qui mène au pouvoir
IsaPro
4la voie facile
Daniel Ehret
4la voie/la pente la plus facile à prendre
Francis MARC


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la voie qui mène au pouvoir


Explanation:
est souvent celle du moindre effort.

Voie, chemin, route...

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Note added at 2003-05-05 11:24:10 (GMT) Post-grading
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Heureuse de vous avoir aidé(e)

Isa

IsaPro
France
Local time: 09:23
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 625
Grading comment
merci à tous :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ntouzet (X): du moindre effort
2 mins
  -> merci

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: la voie du moindre effort, la loi du moindre effort ...
2 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la voie facile


Explanation:
le chemin facile, sans obstacles

Daniel Ehret
Hungary
Local time: 09:23
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 12
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la voie/la pente la plus facile à prendre


Explanation:
équivaut à "chemin de moindre résistance"

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 10:23
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 12561
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