served with

French translation: côtoyer

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English term or phrase:serve with
French translation:côtoyer
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

11:48 Jul 10, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: served with
Was it not plausible to consider an extended "family" or hierarchical group of very tall folk who served with the people ?

(contexte : l'existence de géants parmi les Indiens)
Krystrad
Local time: 04:23
ont côtoyé
Explanation:
une solution pour contourner le problème
Selected response from:

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 04:23
Grading comment
ça ira très bien, merci :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1travailler avec
Transflux (X)
4ont côtoyé
CMJ_Trans (X)
3au service de
Odette Grille (X)
1 +1se battaient côte à côte; ont travaillé avec; remplissaient certains devoirs religieux
RHELLER


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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
se battaient côte à côte; ont travaillé avec; remplissaient certains devoirs religieux


Explanation:
plusieurs options pour "served"

1) served in the army /fighting band
2) served - as servants
3)did the will of some higher caste - like assisting priests (religious)

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 20:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1598

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Transflux (X): Just as a general point, too many options are rather confusing
7 mins
  -> I would love to be more specific if more context was available - thanks

agree  uparis: Shouldn't be confusing for Asker who knows context (I'd go for "ont travaillé avec" at first sight)
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
travailler avec


Explanation:
The English is really not at all clear. Without more information this is how I would interprete its meaning

Transflux (X)
Local time: 04:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dylan Edwards: Possibly. Perhaps the meaning is unclear even in the original source. Perhaps it means no more than "lived among / alongside".
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ont côtoyé


Explanation:
une solution pour contourner le problème

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 04:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 5820
Grading comment
ça ira très bien, merci :-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
au service de


Explanation:
Ce n'est pas nécessairement un service religieux...

Odette Grille (X)
Canada
Local time: 22:23
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 788
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