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English translation: cultural reference notes

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10:55 May 26, 2011

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

French term or phrase: notes de civilisation

Les notes de civilisation qui complèteront la traduction me paraissent indispensables, car elles permettent à tous les lecteurs de tirer l’essence et la saveur du texte

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English translation:cultural reference notes

Explanation:
might work here...

i.e. footnotes/endnotes providing the reader with an insight into the cultural background in which the text being translated is set.

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Colin Rowe
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Local time: 15:15

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