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Guillaume tente de rattraper le coup.

or

Guillaume tente de se rattraper.

See the definition for rattraper (1. and 7. for our context).

These sentences have a similar global meaning: Guillaume is doing his best to make up for his mistake. However, we could see a small sublety:

  • Faire oublier son erreur –> Try and make other people forget about your mistake by doing a lot of good things, whether or not these things are related to the mistake.
  • Se rattraper / Rattraper le coup –> Try and make actions related to the mistake in order to limit its effects / consequences.

For instance:

Guillaume a trompé sa femme : c’est impardonnable. À présent, il fait tout ce qu’il peut pour lui faire oublier son erreur : il l’aide à la maison, organise des voyages avec elle, s’est inscrit pour une thérapie de couple…

and

Guillaume a oublié d’acheter un cadeau à sa belle-mère pour son anniversaire. Heureusement, il a rattrapé le coup en apportant le dessert et un beau bouquet de fleurs !

 

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What is the capital of Tunisia?