"on the back burner" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Anglais]

Forms: Positif, Incomparable
  1. Qualifie quelque chose dont on ne s’occupe pas pour l’instant, parce que ce n’est pas urgent ou important Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-on_the_back_burner-en-adv-h6moeogC Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "(Date à préciser)Composé de on, back et burner."
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          "ref": "The Big Bang Theory, Épisode 4, Saison 1, 0:10",
          "text": "– Sheldon: You know, I’ve been thinking about time travel again.\n– Leonard: Why? Did you hit a roadblock with invisibility?\n– Sheldon: Put it on the back burner.",
          "translation": "– Sheldon : Tu sais, j’ai repensé au voyage dans le temps.\n– Leonard : Pourquoi, t’as lâché ton travail sur l’invisibilité ?\n– Sheldon : J’ai remis ça à plus tard."
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        "Qualifie quelque chose dont on ne s’occupe pas pour l’instant, parce que ce n’est pas urgent ou important"
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  "word": "on the back burner"
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    "(Date à préciser)Composé de on, back et burner."
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          "text": "– Sheldon: You know, I’ve been thinking about time travel again.\n– Leonard: Why? Did you hit a roadblock with invisibility?\n– Sheldon: Put it on the back burner.",
          "translation": "– Sheldon : Tu sais, j’ai repensé au voyage dans le temps.\n– Leonard : Pourquoi, t’as lâché ton travail sur l’invisibilité ?\n– Sheldon : J’ai remis ça à plus tard."
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