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Conges terminology question
44 months ago
Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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French > English |
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General |
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Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
qu’ils croyaient à leur mesure |
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Context: |
Les soldats d’Hitler pouvaient s’imaginer en modernes Vikings se lançant à l’assaut des côtes britanniques. La tapisserie de Bayeux était pour eux le témoignage d’un passé prestigieux qu’ils croyaient à leur mesure. |
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which they thought themselves up to
44 months ago
Ffion Marianne Moyle 
wrote:
which they could compare themselves to
My comment:
Which they could relate to
44 months ago
CMD
wrote:
... of a prestigious past they considered to be on a par with their own.
My comment:
OR ...of a prestigious past that they believed was on a par with theirs.
OR ... of a past that they believed was their equal.
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
44 months ago
CMD
wrote:
cf Dict RP: "à la mesure de" = qui correspond, est proportionné à --> so, a past on equal footing!
The asker rated this answer best
44 months ago
martynback
wrote:
that they believed to be commensurate with their status OR with their greatness OR with their prestige
My comment:
44 months ago
Charles Ferguson
wrote:
to which they believed themselves the equals.
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