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In THE search for...

French translation: Maybe you could turn it around like this...

23:45 Oct 6, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: In THE search for...
In the search for heroes in what was in fact a brutal and unglamorous campaign, he was a natural: the scholar who had put aside his studies and picked up a rifle to defend his homeland.
VGP
Local time: 11:17
French translation:Maybe you could turn it around like this...
Explanation:
Parmi les rares héros d'une campagne qui s'avère...
Or something like that.
Hope it helps!
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Alexandra Hague
Local time: 11:17
Grading comment
merci beaucoup. VG
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1à la recherche
Fernando Muela Sopeña
4 +1dans la recherche
Francesco D'Alessandro
4 +1en quête de héros
DPolice
4Maybe you could turn it around like this...
Alexandra Hague
4qui s'avèra,
Alexandra Hague
4a la recherche de
yacine
4En quête de..
Peppone
4Cherchant..., Quêtant...
Maya Jurt
4Recherchant des héros dans une campagne qui s'avérait en fait ....
Philippe Danjoux
4Parmi les héros potentiels, durant ce qui était, en fait....
Julia Gal


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dans la recherche


Explanation:
pour des héros

Francesco D'Alessandro
Spain
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abu Amaal (X): without pour
20 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Maybe you could turn it around like this...


Explanation:
Parmi les rares héros d'une campagne qui s'avère...
Or something like that.
Hope it helps!


Alexandra Hague
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 64
Grading comment
merci beaucoup. VG
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
qui s'avèra,


Explanation:
...une campagne qui s'avèra
JUst wanted to fix that!
Good luck,
Alix

Alexandra Hague
Local time: 11:17
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
en quête de héros


Explanation:
in the search for = en quête de
if that is what you wanted to translate, then you could go on "au cours d'une campagne qui ...

DPolice
Local time: 11:17
PRO pts in pair: 779

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agree  Yolanda Broad
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a la recherche de


Explanation:
good luck
yacine


yacine
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
à la recherche


Explanation:
À la recherche des héros.
"En 1954, Ron Hubbard écrivit l’article qui suit pour un magazine de Scientologie. Il est tout aussi pertinent aujourd’hui qu’il l’était alors et est intitulé : « L’Homme à la recherche de son âme »."
Good luck.


Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 98

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bram Poldervaart
10 hrs
  -> Merci
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
En quête de..


Explanation:
A la recherche de..

Peppone
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cherchant..., Quêtant...


Explanation:
Cherchant des héros dans une campagne qui s'avéra brutale et sans prestige...

OU (more literary)

Quêtant des héros dans une campagne...

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 491
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Recherchant des héros dans une campagne qui s'avérait en fait ....


Explanation:
C'est une proposition...

Philippe Danjoux
Italy
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 63
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Parmi les héros potentiels, durant ce qui était, en fait....


Explanation:
C'est comme ça, en tout cas, que je comprends 'in the search for' !

HTH

Julia Gal
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 932
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