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Et cela donnait à peu près ça :
— « Mamie, Mamie, regarde les pauvres poissons ! L’eau est toute sale. On peut nettoyer le bassin ?
— S’il te plaît. »
Bien sûr, ma grand-mère ne pouvait pas nous dire non. Et la journée de nettoyage commençait.
And it went something like this: “Granny, Granny, look at the poor fish! The water is all dirty. Can we clean the pool?
Please.”
Of course, my grandmother couldn’t say no to us. And the cleaning day began.
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What does “à peu près ça” mean?
“À peu près ça” is a French phrase that can be translated to “Something like that” or “About that” in English.
It is an idiomatic expression that is used to indicate that the speaker has given a rough explanation or an approximate idea of something, rather than a precise or detailed one.
“À peu près” is an adverb that means “about” or “approximately” and “ça” is a pronoun that refers to something previously mentioned or understood. Together, the phrase indicates that the speaker is giving a general idea or a rough explanation of something rather than a precise one.
For example:
- “Comment ça marche? À peu près comme ça.” which means “How does it work? About like that.”
- “Quel est le prix? À peu près ça.” which means “What is the price? About that.”
It is used to indicate that the explanation or the information given is not exact, but rather a rough estimate or an approximation.
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