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153 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

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153 months ago

   wrote:

making the table looking magnificent / sumptuous is a daily challenge

153 months ago

   wrote:

Glorifying the table of this house is a gift of everyday

153 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

coping with serving grander dinners/lunches at this grand house is becoming more of a burden/challenge

My comment:

every day; it seems to mean that, maybe because of cost/lack of servants: not enough context to go on so guessing mostly

153 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

coping with serving grander dinners/lunches at this grand house is becoming more of a burden/challenge

My comment:

every day; it seems to mean that, maybe because of cost/lack of servants: not enough context to go on so guessing mostly

153 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

Setting a magnificent table in this grand house is a daily challenge.

My comment:

My humble attempt at rescuing a pretentious franglais sentence.

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153 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

decorate the table

My comment:

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153 months ago

   wrote:

Decorating the dining table in this grand estate is a daily challenge. OR Making the table the focal point of etc. Not enough context... What bad French, to use the word challenge in English like that...makes it sound riquiqui...

153 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

This grand home's creation of a magnificent table/spread is a challenge it meets every day (of the week).

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153 months ago

   wrote:

Or "coming up with a magnificent table".

153 months ago

   wrote:

The grand home is creating something?

153 months ago

   wrote:

Of course-the "grand home" means the ensemble of the culinary staff at the "grand home", by inference. I'm sure you'll be understand now, Jane.

153 months ago

   wrote:

"be able to understand"