à cette aune
English translation: against this yardstick
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| 5 | by this measure |
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| 3 +1 | against this yardstick |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1against this yardstick Explanation: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aune ell one solution - there are others |
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by this measure Explanation: A French cloth measure, of different parts of the country (at Paris, 0.95 of an English ell); - now superseded by the meter. |
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