Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cap majeur
English translation:
a major milestone
Added to glossary by
Alexandra Costenco
May 27, 2010 16:13
13 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Every word matters
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Polish to Romanian, Spanish to Romanian, and 6 more.
cap majeur
French to English
Other
Journalism
newspaper article
C'est un cap majeur important qui a ete franchi le mercredi soir au Togo.
The article is from a newspaper article concerning the mistreatment of the FRAC millitants.
Thank you.
The article is from a newspaper article concerning the mistreatment of the FRAC millitants.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | a major milestone |
Michel F. Morin
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| 3 +3 | a major turning point |
Claire Nolan
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| 4 | a watershed |
Jessica Edwards
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| 4 -1 | major step forward |
kashew
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Proposed translations
+4
29 mins
Selected
a major milestone
Step forward: non. "Franchir un cap" ne signifie pas forcément qu'il y a progrès, qu'on va de l'avant.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
5 mins
a major turning point
cap = ] Étape décisive, voire redoutable.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
51 mins
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Thanks, Phil.
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| agree |
Emma Paulay
1 hr
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Thanks, Emma.
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| agree |
Chris Hall
6 hrs
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Thanks, Chris.
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-1
5 mins
major step forward
* advance
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
polyglot45
: are you sure - in context - that it's not "backward" ?
4 mins
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| disagree |
Michel F. Morin
: See my own proposal
24 mins
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: You could be right. We don't have proper context so we don't know whether what happened was good or bad.
49 mins
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4 days
Jessica Edwards
France
France
Native in English
Specializes in field
France
Higher Education, Social Sciences, Arts
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
a watershed
a punchy synonym for "major turning point"
However, using this word would imply rearranging the sentence, which I will not attempt without more context.
However, using this word would imply rearranging the sentence, which I will not attempt without more context.
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