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French translation: etendre son pouvoir

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English term or phrase:	spread his rule
French translation:	etendre son pouvoir
Entered by:	Dmnicolay

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14:47 Nov 9, 2009

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English term or phrase: spread his rule

"It was part of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's plan to spread his rule as far as North Africa and the Middle East."
Comment peut-on traduire "spread his rule" ? Merci :)

Axelle531 KudoZ activity Questions: 735 (11 open) (114 closed without grading) Answers: 0 France
Local time: 01:44

etendre son pouvoir

Explanation:
All other suggestions are ok, but in this context it means that the ruler is exercising control over the land and in my opinion it best translates to "pouvoir"

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Dmnicolay
United States

Grading comment

Merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

étendre son autorité

Charlotte Buecheler

5 +1

etendre son pouvoir

Dmnicolay

agrandir son empire

kashew

étendre son règne

Laure Humbel

étendre son régime

Bénédicte Decharneux

Answers

9 mins confidence:

étendre son régime

Explanation:
Synonymesde rule : administration, ascendancy, authority, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, empire, government, influence, jurisdiction, leadership, mastery, power, regime, reign, supremacy, sway

Bénédicte Decharneux
Belgium
Local time: 01:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

etendre son pouvoir

Explanation:
All other suggestions are ok, but in this context it means that the ruler is exercising control over the land and in my opinion it best translates to "pouvoir"

Dmnicolay
United States
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Merci !

1 hr confidence:

agrandir son empire

Explanation:
Mussolini voulait créer un deuxième empire romain. Mais il voulait tout contrôler et ses ... Et il a attaqué beaucoup de pays pour agrandir son empire.

kashew
France
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

étendre son autorité

Explanation:
se traduit assez littéralement -- étendre son pouvoir, sa juridiction...

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(merci à tous)

Charlotte Buecheler
United States
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of:

French

1 day2 hrs confidence:

étendre son règne

Explanation:
suggestion ; "règne" pas dans le sens de royaume, puisque ce n'est pas un roi, mais cela donne aussi l'idée d'un pouvoir dictatorial

Laure Humbel
France
Local time: 01:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French