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cap majeur

English translation: a major milestone

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French term or phrase:cap majeur
English translation:a major milestone
Entered by: Alexandra Costenco

16:13 May 27, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / newspaper article
French term or phrase: cap majeur
C'est un cap majeur important qui a ete franchi le mercredi soir au Togo.

The article is from a newspaper article concerning the mistreatment of the FRAC millitants.

Thank you.
Alexandra Costenco
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:38
a major milestone
Explanation:
Step forward: non. "Franchir un cap" ne signifie pas forcément qu'il y a progrès, qu'on va de l'avant.
Selected response from:

Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 09:38
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4a major milestone
Michel F. Morin
3 +3a major turning point
Claire Nolan
4a watershed
Jessica Edwards
4 -1major step forward
kashew


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a major turning point


Explanation:
cap = ] Étape décisive, voire redoutable.

Claire Nolan
Local time: 03:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
51 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil.
agree  Emma Paulay
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Emma.
agree  Chris Hall
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Chris.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
major step forward


Explanation:
* advance

kashew
France
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  polyglot45: are you sure - in context - that it's not "backward" ?
4 mins
disagree  Michel F. Morin: See my own proposal
24 mins
neutral  philgoddard: You could be right. We don't have proper context so we don't know whether what happened was good or bad.
49 mins
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a major milestone


Explanation:
Step forward: non. "Franchir un cap" ne signifie pas forcément qu'il y a progrès, qu'on va de l'avant.

Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 09:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
27 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Claire Nolan
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Chris Hall
5 hrs
  -> Good morning Chris, merci
agree  mimi 254
14 hrs
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a watershed


Explanation:
a punchy synonym for "major turning point"

However, using this word would imply rearranging the sentence, which I will not attempt without more context.

Jessica Edwards
France
Local time: 09:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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