English translation of "l'équerre d'argent" - "the "équerre d'argent" (silver square)"

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141 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	l'équerre d'argent
Context:	-Regarde, dit Dominique, cette tour à gauche, c'est magnifique. On a recouvert une ancienne tour...
Keywords:	...avec de beaux balcons. L'architecte a obtenu l'équerre d'argent.

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141 months ago

wrote:

the "équerre d'argent" (silver square)

My comment:

keep it French with an explanation, this is a French architect's prize

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141 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

the "équerre d'argent" (silver square)

My comment:

keep it French with an explanation, this is a French architect's prize

The asker rated this answer best

141 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

the architect walked off with the top prize/came up trumps

My comment:

The Equerre d'argent (Silver set square) is a prize for architecture....it all depends on whether this is a literal prize, or that the building was so beautiful that he was worth the top prize!

My references:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_de_l%27%C3%89querre_d%27argent

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