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English: a deliberate bid for attention

French translation: était conçu(e) pour attirer l'attention







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English term or phrase:a deliberate bid for attention
French translation:était conçu(e) pour attirer l'attention
Entered by:The Quill Pen
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English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: a deliberate bid for attention
This station, with its striking design and siting, was a deliberate CPR bid for attention. It was created by the CPR's Engineering Department in Montréal under F.P. Gutelius, and built under contract by David Chalmers
The Quill Pen
Canada
était conçu(e) pour attirer l'attention
Explanation:
ou l'oeil, le regard, etc.
Selected response from:

J S
France
Note from asker to answerer
Oui, votre tournure me plaît... Merci!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5une envie/volonté délibérée d'attirer l'attention
FIROOZEH FARHANG
4 +2était conçu(e) pour attirer l'attention
J S
5se voulait un immeuble phare/se voulait un point de repère
Huguette Matte
5un pari délibéré pour attirer l'attention
Patrick Innocenti
4une offrande libre pour attentionKRAT
4conçu exprès dans le (seul?) but d'attirer l'attentionxxxCMJ_Trans


  

Answers

6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
un pari délibéré pour attirer l'attention

Explanation:
un pari voulu/délibéré pour attirer l'attention

Patrick Innocenti
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
une envie/volonté délibérée d'attirer l'attention

Explanation:
une envie/volonté délibérée d'attirer l'attention
ou encore
affichait une volonté évidente d'attirer l'attention

FIROOZEH FARHANG
France
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in FarsiFarsi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Krystrad: oui, ou 'traduisait' une envie/volonté délibérée...pour rester dans notre domaine;-)
5 mins
  -> thanxx
agree Cecile Watrin
37 mins
  -> thanxxx
agree anotem: oui, et traduire striking par provoquant, pour accentuer l'idée
53 mins
  -> thanxx
agree Philippe Boucry: Ma préférence: traduisait une volonté délibérée d'attirer l'attention.
3 hrs
  -> merci
agree Jacques Desnoyers: Oui, comme Philippe.
4 hrs
  -> merci Jacques !!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
était conçu(e) pour attirer l'attention

Explanation:
ou l'oeil, le regard, etc.

J S
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Oui, votre tournure me plaît... Merci!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree LBMas
31 mins
  -> Merci LBMas !
agree M A Dionne
13 hrs
  -> Merci matrad !
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
conçu exprès dans le (seul?) but d'attirer l'attention

Explanation:
idées

xxxCMJ_Trans
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
se voulait un immeuble phare/se voulait un point de repère

Explanation:
suggestions

Huguette Matte
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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902 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
une offrande libre pour attention

Language variant: Ελληνικά

Explanation:
Μία ελεύθερη προσφορά για προσοχή

KRAT
Greece
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CreekCreek
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