Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to which it bears witness
French translation:
dont elle est le témoin
Added to glossary by
Cybèle Ribeyron
Mar 9, 2006 22:03
18 yrs ago
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English term
to which it bears witness
English to French
Other
History
The heritage value of the former CNoR station at Fort Frances resides the extent of its integrity and the railroad history to which it bears witness.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +11 | dont il est le témoin |
Sandrine Savarit
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| 3 +2 | dont il/elle sert de temoin |
Jennifer Levey
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| 5 -1 | qui en est la butte témoin |
CHARLES DADOUN
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Proposed translations
+11
5 mins
Sandrine Savarit
Native in French
Legal and financial - 16+ years of exp.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French to English, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
dont il est le témoin
juste une suggestion... (il = the heritage)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Bien dit... Merci pour votre aide!
Heritage value = valeur patrimoniale"
+2
4 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
dont il/elle sert de temoin
par exemple ...?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
IC --
7 mins
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| agree |
Bailatjones
: am drawn to the more literary quality of this phrase for the specific text, but technically either one is fine
11 hrs
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-1
33 mins
qui en est la butte témoin
...et l'histoire du Rail qui en est la butte témoin
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Anne Bohy
: une butte témoin est une formation géologique ; ce n'est pas une comparaison très bien choisie dans ce cas... à moins que la gare soit réduite à l'apparence d'un monticule.
9 hrs
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tout dépend si vous prenez butte au sens propre ou au sens métaphorique
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