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Est sa grande tâche, sa mission d\'obéissance, qui a été dans mon

English translation: How about:

17:49 May 2, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: Est sa grande tâche, sa mission d\'obéissance, qui a été dans mon
Religious Article
Frances
English translation:How about:
Explanation:
[It/This] is his great task, his act of obedience, that was in my....
[hands or power or something...]

In a religious context such as this, I think that one could read "act" in the broader sense of life mission...

NB: the greater context will tell you whether present tense is really right for the first verb...

And finally,we could do much more for you if we had more context!!
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athena22
United States
Local time: 08:52
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4 +2How about:
athena22
4and his major work, his mission of obeyance, which was in my
RHELLER
4(This) is his/her great task, his/her mission to obey, which has been in my...
Paul Mably (X)


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and his major work, his mission of obeyance, which was in my


Explanation:
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1582

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rebecca Freed: "obedience" would be a better word than "obeyance"--especially if this is in the context of religious vow.
2 hrs
neutral  spencer: obéissance means sumbission in this context
4 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(This) is his/her great task, his/her mission to obey, which has been in my...


Explanation:
Did you leave something out here? Anyway, this might work for you. More context would be useful...

Paul Mably (X)
Canada
Local time: 08:52
PRO pts in pair: 49
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
How about:


Explanation:
[It/This] is his great task, his act of obedience, that was in my....
[hands or power or something...]

In a religious context such as this, I think that one could read "act" in the broader sense of life mission...

NB: the greater context will tell you whether present tense is really right for the first verb...

And finally,we could do much more for you if we had more context!!

athena22
United States
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
37 days
  -> Thanks
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1176 days
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