Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
throes
| 3 +2 | agonie |
Johanne Bouthillier
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| Grand Robert & Collins |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Jun 10, 2011 07:40: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Telecom(munications)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Jun 23, 2011 07:55: Johanne Bouthillier Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Martin Cassell
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Proposed translations
Canada
English to Canadian French translator
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
agonie
Reference comments
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Grand Robert & Collins
in the throes of war/disease/a crisis etc : en proie à la guerre/la maladie/une crise etc
in the throes of an argument/quarrel/debate : au cœur d'une discussion/d'une dispute/d'un débat
while he was in the throes of (writing) his book : pendant qu'il était aux prises avec la rédaction de son livre
while we were in the throes of deciding what to do : pendant que nous débattions de ce qu'il fallait faire
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Martin Cassell
: indeed. really not rare or hard to find
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cc in nyc
: good place to start!
22 hrs
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