Bruno – Le goût de l’ordre, c’est plutôt un bon point pour un futur Ministre de l’Intérieur… Philippine – Je dirais même qu’il était un peu… maniaque.
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Bruno – A penchant for order is actually quite a good quality for a future Home Secretary…
Philippine – I’d even say he was a bit… obsessive.
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Bruno – A penchant for order is actually quite a good quality for a future Home Secretary…
Philippine – I’d even say he was a bit… fussy.
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Discussion

Considering the rest of the text and what is being said, I don't think it is too strong. :))

by Merlin57 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Yes, Wendy, I saw the word obsessive when I looked on Wordreference for translations of "maniaque"but I wondered if it wasn't too strong. ;-))

by francevw 2 weeks, 2 days ago

France, que penses-tu du mot 'obsessive' pour décrire 'maniaque' ?
Bruno – A penchant for order is actually quite a good quality for a future Home Secretary…
Philippine – I’d even say he was a bit… obsessive.

by Merlin57 2 weeks, 3 days ago