English translation of "pour la référence" - "As for the style, Etienne couldn't make up his mind if it was Soviet Union or Seventies"

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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:	pour la référence
Context:	La lumière venait de néons protégés par des appliques multifaces de verre ouvragé. Pour la référence, Etienne hésitait entre l'Union soviétique et les années soixante-dix. L'ensemble propre, discret et respirant une prosperité de bon aloi.

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141 months ago

nathalie74c wrote:

The light came from neon protected by wall lamps multifaces of decorated glass. For the reference, Etienne hesitated between Soviet Union and the seventies.The whole was clean, discreet and inhaling prosperity of good quality.

141 months ago

nathalie74c wrote:

To get proper image

141 months ago

nathalie74c wrote:

in an attempt to properly refer the fact

141 months ago

martynback wrote:

As for the style, Etienne couldn't make up his mind if it was Soviet Union or Seventies

My comment:

"la référence" means the style of the lamps, which "references" a particular period or aesthetic.

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