le théâtre de la création
English translation: ...was the take-off point for...
| 13:05 Feb 15, 2008 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Aerospace / Aviation / Space | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: John Peterson Local time: 05:22 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | it was (had been) the location in 1973 of... |
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| 4 | the place where.... was created/founded/established |
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| 3 +1 | ...was the take-off point for... |
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| 3 | creation theatre / creation place |
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the place where.... was created/founded/established Explanation: all it means is that it is the place where, in 1973, BritAir was set up : Built in 1939, it is here that in 1973 the airline Brit Air was first set up |
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1it was (had been) the location in 1973 of... Explanation: It sounds rather poetic, I agree, but I think it's just where BritAir had been all those years ago. |
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creation theatre / creation place Explanation: Where the start of the aerial company took place. |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1...was the take-off point for... Explanation: "Built in 1939, the airport was the take-off point for Brit Air, which has grown spectactulary since it was founded in 1973...." Moves away from theatre but may help to create a substitute airport metaphor. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2008-02-15 13:20:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- spectacularly |
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