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were held to nearly the same standards

French translation: étaient tenues de respecter les mêmes normes de propreté que celles les femmes d'aujourd'hui

17:46 Apr 21, 2005
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: were held to nearly the same standards
I doubt that most wives of a generation ago, ranchers or not, stay-at-home or not, were held to nearly the same standards of cleanliness as wives today.
kerbager
Canada
Local time: 21:32
French translation:étaient tenues de respecter les mêmes normes de propreté que celles les femmes d'aujourd'hui
Explanation:
Tout simplement
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ginefour
Local time: 21:32
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Merci
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1étaient tenues de respecter les mêmes normes de propreté que celles les femmes d'aujourd'hui
ginefour
4voir phrase
Nathalie Reis
4se voyaient imposer des exigences de loin aussi sévères/strictes/contraignantes
CMJ_Trans (X)
3devaient repondre quasiment des memes normes de proprete
tekki
3aient/eussent dû respecter un niveau de propreté se rapprochant de ...
Sandra C.


  

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voir phrase


Explanation:
Je doute que les mêmes normes de propreté des femmes d'il y a une génération ...... approchaient celles des femmes d'aujourd'hui

Nathalie Reis
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devaient repondre quasiment des memes normes de proprete


Explanation:
Hope that helps. Sorry for the accents!

tekki
United States
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aient/eussent dû respecter un niveau de propreté se rapprochant de ...


Explanation:
maybe another way of saying it; since it's not an official text, you can probably do without using normes/standards in your translation, but level of cleanliness instead.
Good luck Roula!

Sandra C.
France
Local time: 03:32
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étaient tenues de respecter les mêmes normes de propreté que celles les femmes d'aujourd'hui


Explanation:
Tout simplement

ginefour
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Merci

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agree  CMJ_Trans (X): ou "contraintes"
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se voyaient imposer des exigences de loin aussi sévères/strictes/contraignantes


Explanation:
qu'aujourd'hui

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