en témoignaient les égards - What is the English translation? English translators help English translators with the translation of en témoignaient les égards

Conges terminology question

142 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	en témoignaient les égards
Context:	L'écriture exigeante et hautaine de Séféris lui donnait dans son pays une place...
Keywords:	...prestigieuse. En témoignaient les égards du garçcon qui avait donné à Etienne la meilleure table aujourd'hui encore, en hommage à Séféris, très probablement.

Important If you feel that you can answer the above terminology question, you are invited to enter your answer.

Answers on this question

141 months ago

wrote:

the consideration shown by the waiter may well bear witness...

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

142 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

As evidenced by the consideration

My comment:

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

142 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

As evidenced by the consideration

My comment:

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

142 months ago

wrote:

Excellent suggestion (as usual) from claude Le Frapper.

142 months ago

wrote:

I agree - best suggestion so far :)

142 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

as shown by the waiter's great consideration who, once again today, had given him the best table

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

142 months ago

wrote:

Attention à la grammaire: le cas possessif n'est pas possible ici en raison de la relative (antécédent mal placé): as evidenced by the consideration of the waiter who, once again today, had given Etienne the best table, most probably as a tribute to Séféris.

142 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

As shown by the special attention of the waiter

My comment:

Probably modify the sentence structure e.g.
As shown by the special attention the waiter gave Etienne, seating him at the best table....

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

142 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training wrote:

By getting evidence on over the waiter

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

142 months ago

wrote:

What kind of gobbledygook is this?

142 months ago

HRP wrote:

able to watch the waiter's utmost effort to please

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

142 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

This was evident from the special consideration shown to him by the waiter...............

My comment:

I think Josephine's interpretation is wrong, the "en" refers to the previous sentence. However, I cannot post a comment there as the comment section doesn't work any more.........

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

142 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

on seeing the look of the boy

My comment:

I suppose it should be témoignant instead of témoignaient.

Click here to comment on this answer (login required)

142 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

on seeing the look of the boy

My comment:

I suppose it should be témoignant instead of témoignaient.