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112 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL  See profile asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Sciences / Non-fiction books

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

de main neuve

Context:

Les Tailleurs ne prennent point d'apprentif s'il nest de main neuve

Keywords:

Historic documents

 

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112 months ago

  See profile wrote:

If he has already be trained elsewhere

My comment:

I don't know if you can use "if he is not firsthand".

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112 months ago

Maria de Fátima Bizarro  See profile wrote:

I think you are right. "De main neuve" could mean virgin, who has no bad professional habits from previous masters,.

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112 months ago

  See profile wrote:

if it isn't original work/if his work isn't original

My references:

Larousse Advanced French/English Dictionary