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Why do Freedom-Fighters Yearn For Locks and Keys

12:34 Apr 15, 2011
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English to French translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Title
English term or phrase: Why do Freedom-Fighters Yearn For Locks and Keys
This is the title of a text about the Conservatives in Canada who would like prisoners to stay longer in penitentiaries.

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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Pourquoi les combattants de la liberté veulent-ils tant mettre sous les verrous?
FX Fraipont (X)
3 +2pourquoi les défenseurs de la liberté réclament le maintien en détention/l'incarcération
Odile Raymond
4Pourquoi les défenseurs de la liberté réclament-ils plus de verrous
Layla de Chabot
3se battent d'un côté pour la liberté et de l'autre resserrent les cadenas
silvester55


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
why do freedom-fighters yearn for locks and keys
Pourquoi les combattants de la liberté veulent-ils tant mettre sous les verrous?


Explanation:
"Conservatives who mix the mantra of individual freedom with an obsession for putting people behind bars? "
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/9720...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 17:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 356

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Layla de Chabot: ça manque de complément : mettre sous les verrous... quoi ? ou qui ?
7 hrs
agree  enrico paoletti: Dans la demande, il n'y a pas de complément.
1 day 5 hrs
  -> merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
why do freedom-fighters yearn for locks and keys
pourquoi les défenseurs de la liberté réclament le maintien en détention/l'incarcération


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-15 14:28:19 GMT)
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Ce pourquoi...

Odile Raymond
France
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
21 hrs
  -> merci !
agree  Beila Goldberg
1 day 2 hrs
  -> merci !
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
why do freedom-fighters yearn for locks and keys
se battent d'un côté pour la liberté et de l'autre resserrent les cadenas


Explanation:
cette organisation , ces militants , (ou autre) se battent d'un coté pour ...etc



silvester55
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
why do freedom-fighters yearn for locks and keys
Pourquoi les défenseurs de la liberté réclament-ils plus de verrous


Explanation:
Réclamer pour "yearn" me paraît bien convenir ici, et verrous contraste bien avec liberté.


Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 17:30
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrée Rolande Tchounda
2 hrs
  -> Merci Andrée
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: Plus de verrous, ils travaillent comme serruriers ?
15 hrs
  -> les serruriers pourraient aussi demander plus de "locks and keys" si on veut aller par là...
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