English translation of "see entire context, please" - "shows quite well how the high profile of the artworks he was carrying made the difficult transportation process even more nerve-racking."

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54 months ago

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

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	see entire context, please
Context:	montre assez quelle inquiétude s’attachait à son lourd cheminement Contexte: L’un d’eux, par la notoriété des œuvres d’art qu’il transportait, [montre assez quelle inquiétude s’attachait à son lourd cheminement]. Talking about a convoy of trucks that was transporting works of art away from French museums, so that they would not fall into the hands of the Nazis. I am actually looking for the best translation of what appears inside the brackets. Thanks

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54 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

alone shows/demonstrates the anxiety attached to its long road ahead

My comment:

as ever various ways of translating this that is one of them the best I consider

54 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

value

My comment:

"Value" just to clear enough because weight when I think of gold for example does ring a bell but could be ambigous

54 months ago

CMD wrote:

one of them clearly shows the extent of worrying concern he had about his difficult path

My comment:

[... one of them clearly shows the concern that worries him about this difficult path.]
[... one of them clearly shows the concern in worrying about this difficult path.)(

54 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++ wrote:

[shows enough the concern attached to his heavy journey]

My comment:

One of them, by the notoriety of the works of art he was carrying, [shows enough concern clung to his heavy path].
One of them, by the notoriety of the works of art he carried, [shows enough the concern attached to his heavy journey].

54 months ago

martynback wrote:

shows quite well how the high profile of the artworks he was carrying made the difficult transportation process even more nerve-racking.

My comment:

I think it should be "leur lourd cheminement" not "son lourd cheminement" - referring to the artworks.

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54 months ago

martynback wrote:

Or better, "...the difficult journey..."

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