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106 months ago

Barbara R Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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106 months ago

   wrote:

a very effective lever

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106 months ago

   wrote:

A part of my translation has been erased: "a very effective lever to bring immediate answers to our questions". Lever, like the French word levier, can be used in the figurative meaning, so I don't see why "levier" should be translated by another word.

106 months ago

trilinguallady   wrote:

the swift ability to reply or capability to reply

My comment:

I was looking at the other answers and it seemed as if they were all reaching for a specific word I think instead of power the ability if you take the French literal the word meaning power but power also means to be able to or capability

My references:

Experience

106 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

(we notice) a swift reply to our questions

My comment:

an instant reply-it would be like killing 2 birds with 1 stone-swift/instant here mean in the sense of time and amount-lots of answers and quickly

106 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

A powerful reply

106 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

greatanswering power

106 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

a live powerful source of answers

My comment:

Just a suggestion.

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106 months ago

martynback   wrote:

a powerful way of responding instantly to our questions