Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
its central plank
French translation:
le pilier central
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Stéphanie Soudais (X)
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Dec 16, 2010 15:28
13 yrs ago
English term
France
its central plank
English to French
Other
History
Guidebook of a medieval castle
This is about a prison law that was introduced by Queen Victoria to fight crime.
The bit I struggling with is "its central plank". Do you know how to translate it into French?
Thank you
The bit I struggling with is "its central plank". Do you know how to translate it into French?
Thank you
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | la loi a introduit un système dont le travail constitue le pilier central |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 4 +2 | son point/principe/apport central |
AllegroTrans
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| 4 +1 | sa clef de voûte |
kashew
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Change log
Dec 16, 2010 15:39: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Tourism & Travel" to "History"
Dec 16, 2010 15:40: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Term asked" from "The Act introduced a system with work as its central plank." to "its central plank"
Dec 21, 2010 12:47: Stéphanie Soudais (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
the act introduced a system with work as its central plank.
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la loi a introduit un système dont le travail constitue le pilier central
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Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
English term (edited):
the act introduced a system with work as its central plank.
son point/principe/apport central
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