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138 months ago

rosa (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

English > French

Subject:

General

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

most prized sacred cow

Context:

The unions have promised ‘un autunno caldo’ (a hot autumn) to protect their most prized sacred cow.

 

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138 months ago

  See profile wrote:

Afin de préserver leurs privilèges chéris qui demeurent un sujet tabou.

My comment:

My reference: Collins Cobuild English Dictionary:"If you describe a belief, custom or institution as sacred cow, you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it."

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