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a past as distinguished as its present

French translation: un passé tout aussi prestigieux que son présent

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English term or phrase:a past as distinguished as its present
French translation:un passé tout aussi prestigieux que son présent
Entered by: Alexa Dubreuil

21:56 Aug 20, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: a past as distinguished as its present
"One of London’s truly iconic hotels, has a past as distinguished as its present."

Merci
Alexa Dubreuil
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:32
un passé tout aussi prestigieux que son présent
Explanation:
Another idea...
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Juliette Scott
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:32
Grading comment
Un grand merci à tous. :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4aussi distingué aujourd'hui qu'il ne l'était jadis
Sylvie Barnet
4 +1un passé tout aussi prestigieux que son présent
Juliette Scott
4tout aussi illustre de nos jours qu'il ne l'était hier
Sophie Raimondo
3une histoire/un passé aussi distingué/e que (l'est) son présent
Aude Sylvain
3un passé aussi éclantant / remarquable que son présent
Arnold T.


Discussion entries: 1





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tout aussi illustre de nos jours qu'il ne l'était hier


Explanation:
pour éviter le mot à mot...

Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
aussi distingué aujourd'hui qu'il ne l'était jadis


Explanation:
Un des hôtels londoniens....aussi distingué...

Sylvie Barnet
United States
Local time: 00:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
14 mins
  -> Merci BeaRH !
agree  Aude Sylvain: oui, c'est très joli ! ou bien avec "hier" comme le propose sophieanne
1 hr
  -> Merci !
agree  Sophie Raimondo
3 hrs
  -> Merci !
agree  Michael H G (X)
6 hrs
  -> Merci !
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
une histoire/un passé aussi distingué/e que (l'est) son présent


Explanation:
une autre possibilité

"l'un des hôtels ... à l'histoire/au passé aussi distingué que (l'est) son présent"
ou tout simplement "a une histoire/un passé aussi distingué/e que l'est son présent"



Aude Sylvain
France
Local time: 06:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 30
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
un passé tout aussi prestigieux que son présent


Explanation:
Another idea...

Juliette Scott
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Un grand merci à tous. :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caroline Vignard (X)
7 hrs
  -> merci Caroline
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
un passé aussi éclantant / remarquable que son présent


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 00:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 48
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