Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Work your way from the outside in
French translation:
commencez par l\'extérieur pour éviter d\'étaler davantage la tache
English term
Spain
French translator
Native in: French
Works in: Spanish to French, English to French, Catalan to French, and 1 more.
Work your way from the outside in
Be careful not to saturate the fabric as this will cause the stain to spread.
Work your way from the outside in to avoid spreading the stain more
Antiseptic cleaning agents can be used on more stubborn stains.
Disinfectant cleaning liquids such as Isopropyl Alcohol or ethanol are suitable for use.
Ensure that cleaning products are fully removed.
Oct 30, 2017 07:43: Irène Guinez changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1068083">Irène Guinez's</a> old entry - "Work your way from the outside in"" to ""commencez par l\'extérieur pour éviter d\'étaler davantage la tache""
Oct 30, 2017 07:44: Irène Guinez changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1068083">Irène Guinez's</a> old entry - "Work your way from the outside in"" to ""commencez par l\'extérieur pour éviter d\'étaler davantage la tache""
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Proposed translations
commencez par l'extérieur pour éviter d'étaler davantage la tache
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Note added at 7 minutes (2017-10-25 08:38:41 GMT)
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ce n'est pas l'extérieur de la tache
commencez par l'extérieur de la tache
France
Medical and Legal translations
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
travaillez (toujours) de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur
Travaillez (toujours) de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur afin d'empêcher la tache de s'étendre encore davantage
nettoyez de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur
Toujours nettoyer de l’extérieur vers l’intérieur pour ne pas répartir la tâche
Si vous cherchez sur google, quelle que soit la matière, quelle que soit la tache, vous trouverez cette expression. Selon la tache on peut parler de tamponner ou frotter. (sang, encre http://www.azae.com/la-vie-facile/comment-enlever-tache-encr... Mais puisque "work your way" n'est pas trop précis, je préfère 'nettoyer'.
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