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13:33 Mar 19, 2004 |
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Hacene United Kingdom Local time: 07:32 | ||||||
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around which "de facto" swarmed (like planets) a lot of intellectuals Explanation: gravitaient (in metaphorical sense) = to always stay in the shadow of someone, with a dependancy link like that of planets gravitating around the sun. "de fait" here means "de facto" like in juridic language. "beaux esprits" = nice spirits (Lit.) are bright intellects Bye -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 39 mins (2004-03-19 14:13:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- btw. nombre de = a lot of |
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