The highway is to be widened.

French translation: Il est question d'élargir l'autoroute.

16:00 Nov 25, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: The highway is to be widened.
how do you translate : " is to be" into French. Meaning: there is talk that the authorities intend to widen the highway but has not done so yet.
Tim
French translation:Il est question d'élargir l'autoroute.
Explanation:
or
l'élargissement de l'autoroute est en discussion.
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5 +2Il est question d'élargir l'autoroute.
mozway
4Les authorités comptent élargir l'autoroute
Serge L
4l'autoroute est censée / doit être être élargie (bientôt)
JH Trads
4autorités (oops!)
Serge L


  

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Les authorités comptent élargir l'autoroute


Explanation:
That's how I would translate it.

You could also say: vont (bientôt) élargir, but then the date would already be known and the works would start in a near future.

HTH,

Serge L.


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Il est question d'élargir l'autoroute.


Explanation:
or
l'élargissement de l'autoroute est en discussion.



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agree  yasenka
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agree  Sylvie Brideau
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
l'autoroute est censée / doit être être élargie (bientôt)


Explanation:
or: sera élargie prochainement

HTH


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
autorités (oops!)


Explanation:
Just a correction of the typo in my previous answer.

Serge L.

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