French term
Si l'on fait abstraction des données
CONTEXT: ÂGE DES MIROIRS. - Peut-on fixer l'âge des miroirs? ***Si l'on fait abstraction des données*** fournies par la provenance, il faut reconnaître que les miroirs ne comptent pas parmi les antiquités d'un classement facile et que l'on peut dater à première vue. Les caractères plus ou moins permanents qui sont de véritables indices d'époque manquent à un trop grand nombre d'exemplaires et même de types, pour légitimer dans un catalogue un autre classement que le classement par forme et par matière, quitte à le compléter par un exposé chronologique. C'est ce que nous allons faire ici.
ATTEMPT: ***Apart from/Leaving aside the information*** provided by the provenance, it must be recognized that mirrors are not [-counted] among the antiquities which can be classified easily and which can be dated at a glance.
QUERY: Is there a better way of saying this since it's rather clumsy? I'm trying to avoid the literal "If we disregard the data furnished by the provenance, it is necessary to recognize that...."
Thank you in advance for any suggestions!
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JohnMcDove
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Feb 14, 2017 18:15: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Feb 14, 2017 23:19: Karen Zaragoza changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"
Feb 16, 2017 00:26: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "Si l\\\'on fait abstraction des données" to "Si l\'on fait abstraction des données "
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Proposed translations
If one leaves aside the information
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Or, more simply put, "setting aside the information as to its origins,..."; or "if we ignore the information about..."
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Yes. Tku. :-)
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