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| Smurf36 Triglot Groupie United Kingdom Joined 5847 days ago 57 posts - 57 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, French Studies: Mandarin | Message 1 of 3 15 August 2009 at 8:41pm | IP Logged |
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For any French speakers on the forum.
How do you translate the following " they are very important IN SOLVING the crime " I have " ils sont tres important ................. le délit" How can you translate the " in solving" bit? Thanks Smurf 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| vientito Senior Member Canada Joined 6336 days ago 212 posts - 281 votes | Message 2 of 3 15 August 2009 at 9:46pm | IP Logged |
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how about "denouer" or "elucider"?
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| sonsenfrancais Groupie United Kingdom sonsenfrancais. Joined 5977 days ago 75 posts - 85 votes Speaks: FrenchC2 | Message 3 of 3 15 August 2009 at 10:49pm | IP Logged |
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English is much more vague than French, and this is a good example
I would expect to hear 'les preuves sont essentielles pour élucider le crime' 'en élucidant' means 'in the act of solving' 'En élucidant le crime Poirot a dû chercher des preuves' In other words, as so often it's better to recast the sentence 1 person has voted this message useful |
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