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finest hour

French translation: l'hôpital accomplit un travail remarquable

12:09 Jun 23, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: finest hour
Ten per cent of those seriously injured in terrorist attacks usually fail to survive. Today, of all the victims streaming into the emergency department, only five die. It is the hospital’s finest hour.
bernadette schumer
Luxembourg
Local time: 22:35
French translation:l'hôpital accomplit un travail remarquable
Explanation:
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Candide
Grading comment
Merci bcp !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6les soins hospitaliers sont aujourd'hui plus efficaces que jamais
ben baudoin
5 +1l'heure de gloire
Julia Gal
5l'hôpital accomplit un travail remarquable
Candide
4c'est le summum des prouesses de l'hôpital
CMJ_Trans (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
les soins hospitaliers sont aujourd'hui plus efficaces que jamais


Explanation:
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Note added at 2004-06-23 12:16:09 (GMT)
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l\'hopital vit aujourd\'hui ses plus belles heures

ben baudoin
France
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karine Piera
4 mins
agree  Olivier Vasseur: d'acccord pour 'l'hopital vit aujourd'hui ses plus belles heures';l'expression fait allusion au discours de Churchill sur 'the finest hour' (http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4... généralement traduit par 'la plus belle heure'
54 mins
agree  Lucie Brione: oui pour 'l'hopital vit aujourd'hui ses plus belles heures'
1 hr
agree  RHELLER
1 hr
agree  Tom Bishop: Perhaps you should combine with Julia, as "plus belle heure de gloire" appears to be in common usage.
2 hrs
  -> merci !
agree  jemo: l'hopital vit aujourd'hui ses plus belles heures
15 hrs
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
c'est le summum des prouesses de l'hôpital


Explanation:
variante

la plus grande prouesse

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 309
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
l'heure de gloire


Explanation:
"C'est l'heure de gloire de l'hôpital"

L'hôpital a atteint un de ses plus grands objectifs et il en est très fier

Julia Gal
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tom Bishop: Perhaps you should combine with Ben, as "plus belle heure de gloire" appears to be in common usage.
1 hr
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
l'hôpital accomplit un travail remarquable


Explanation:
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Candide
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Merci bcp !
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