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ne pas payer d'apparence

English translation: basically means "doesn't look very attractive"

14:51 Jan 8, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: ne pas payer d'apparence
C'est une évidence que l'hyène tachetée ne paie pas d'apparence. Elle est laide au delà de tout. [p.127]
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English translation:basically means "doesn't look very attractive"
Explanation:
Autres exemples :

ce restaurant ne paie pas de mine, mais la table est bonne = doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food is good

HTH
Bonne année !
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Connie Leipholz
Canada
Local time: 07:25
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5is not much to look at
Céline Odo
5 +3basically means "doesn't look very attractive"
Connie Leipholz
4does not look very impressive
JH Trads
3does not look the part
Jacques Saleh


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
basically means "doesn't look very attractive"


Explanation:
Autres exemples :

ce restaurant ne paie pas de mine, mais la table est bonne = doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food is good

HTH
Bonne année !

Connie Leipholz
Canada
Local time: 07:25
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nordiste
3 mins
agree  Michel A.
1 hr
agree  DocteurPC: in fact, it's rather horrible looking as beast go (almost a manticore)
3 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
is not much to look at


Explanation:
C'est drôle, chez moi on dit plutôt "ne pas payer de mine" ;-)

Céline Odo
France
Local time: 13:25
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suezen
0 min
  -> thanx
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
9 mins
  -> thanx
agree  RHELLER: doesn't look like much
55 mins
  -> thanx
agree  truptee: :-)
1 hr
  -> Merci
agree  Lillian van den Broeck
2 hrs
  -> Merci
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
does not look very impressive


Explanation:
HTH

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
does not look the part


Explanation:
a possibility...

Jacques Saleh
United States
Local time: 06:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
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