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French translation: juste derrière...



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English term or phrase:.. second only to ...
French translation:juste derrière...
Entered by:Ahmed Alami Aroussi
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English term or phrase: .. second only to ...
I have to translate this sentence: "Immigration law is one of the most complicated, second only to Tax Code." How would I do the "second only to" part?? meaning, Tax Code is the only thing more complicated than Immigration Law
irenejk
United States
juste derrière...
Explanation:
En matière de complexité, la loi sur l'immigration vient au deuxième rang, juste derrière le code fiscal.
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Ahmed Alami Aroussi
Canada
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5juste après
Laurence Idezak
4 +1...surpasse en complexité...
Anne de Freyman
4 +1(est une des législations les plus compliquées) seul le code fiscal l'est plus encore
Interlangue
4.selon seulement aKRAT
4juste derrière...
Ahmed Alami Aroussi
4...(immédiatement) après le ...
Philippe Maillard


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...(immédiatement) après le ...

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Philippe Maillard
Brazil
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
juste après

Explanation:
C'est l'une des législations les plus complexes, juste après ...

Laurence Idezak
Belgium
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ilinca Florea
52 mins

agree Marilyne
1 hr

agree Euqinimod
3 hrs

agree Arnold007
3 hrs

agree Marie Perrin
6 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
juste derrière...

Explanation:
En matière de complexité, la loi sur l'immigration vient au deuxième rang, juste derrière le code fiscal.


Ahmed Alami Aroussi
Canada
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PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(est une des législations les plus compliquées) seul le code fiscal l'est plus encore

Explanation:
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Note added at 11 heures (2008-06-17 12:48:51 GMT)
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ou: "(...) presque autant que le code fiscal"

Interlangue
Belgium
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Andy THEODOROU: This is how I understand it - 'only' is an acknowledgement that the tax code is notoriously v v complicated so we we should not underestimate the complexity of the immigration code
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Andy
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
...surpasse en complexité...

Explanation:
seul le code fiscal surpasse en complexité le droit de l'immigration

Anne de Freyman
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree Interlangue: même idée, plus joliment formulée
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41 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
.selon seulement a

Language variant: Latin

Explanation:
Segundo a solamente


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