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French translation: un super concurrent pour

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11:33 Nov 12, 2009

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English term or phrase: Mighty power against

"Across the centuries, Istanbul has been a capital of both christian and islamic civilizations. But always a mighty power against the Venetians, as they competed control over the Mediterranean."
Comment traduire "mighty power against the Venetians" dans ce contexte ? Merci !

Axelle531 KudoZ activity Questions: 1207 (3 open) (164 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 00:54

French translation:un super concurrent pour

Explanation:
les Vénétiens

ou une super puissance pr les ...

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oops! Vénitiens

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Note added at 17 mins (2009-11-12 11:51:11 GMT)
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un super concurrent des Vénitiens

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mimi 254
Local time: 00:54

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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

une puissance rivale de Venise/des Vénitiens

Françoise Vogel

4 +1

un adversaire de taille

Clément Boully

une formidable puissance opposée aux....

jean-jacques alexandre

un super concurrent pour

mimi 254

Discussion entries: 1

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9 mins confidence:

mighty power against

un super concurrent pour

mimi 254
Local time: 00:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

mighty power against une puissance rivale de Venise/des Vénitiens

Explanation:
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La République de Venise frappe sa monnaie. De 1379 à 1400 ... Constantinople tombe aux mains des turcs, mais Venise signe des accords de commerce avec le ...
www.venise1.com/histoire-de-la-republique-de-venise-420.htm... -

La République de Venise dite la Sérénissime est un État progressivement ... de nombreuses îles grecques et une partie de la ville de Constantinople. ...
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/République_de_Venise -

... Telle est l'origine de la ville et république de Venise. ...... La plus grande place où trafiquât Venise était Constantinople ; c'était donc ...
fr.wikisource.org/.../Discours_sur_la_puissance_et_la_ruine_de_la_République_de_Venise

Suite à la conquête de Constantinople et de Chypre, Venise amorce son ... Au sommet de sa puissance, la République de Venise contrôlait la majorité de la ...
www.italie.com/tourisme/regions/.../histoire-venise.html -

Byzance, l'autre Europe : une épopée médiévale (717 à 1204)
Profitant de son fructueux commerce avec l'Orient via Constantinople, la République de Venise connaît ses plus belles années. Manuel 1er Comnène, fils cadet ...
www.herodote.net/histoire/synthese.php?ID... -

Françoise Vogel
Local time: 00:54
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

mighty power against une formidable puissance opposée aux....

Explanation:
:---)))

jean-jacques alexandre
France
Local time: 00:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mighty power against un adversaire de taille

Explanation:
un adversaire de taille pour Venise/pour les vénitiens.

Clément Boully
France
Local time: 00:54
Native speaker of: French

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