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under the umbrella of the house whose presence it dominates

French translation: sous l'égide de la maison dont la présence il domine

13:10 May 2, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
English term or phrase: under the umbrella of the house whose presence it dominates
-A name framed by a first name logic under the umbrella of the house whose presence it dominates
-A signature rather than a seal/coat of arms
sandrine Roy (X)
Local time: 21:48
French translation:sous l'égide de la maison dont la présence il domine
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Tony M
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Local time: 21:48
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1 +2sous l'égide de la maison dont la présence il domine
Tony M
3sous la houlette de la marque qui est dominée par sa présence
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sous l'égide de la maison dont la présence il domine


Explanation:
Try that...!

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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agree  Olga Cartlidge
4 mins
  -> Merci, Olga!
agree  Helen Genevier: The English makes no sense at all, it's hilariously bad. sous l'égide> under the umbrella... priceless!
8 mins
  -> Merci, Helen ! Yes, you see, I can do it backwards, 'cos I translate so much of this cr*p forwards!
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sous la houlette de la marque qui est dominée par sa présence


Explanation:
since this is such c*** let's have some fun.....

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I agree, except the presence is, strictly speaking, the wrong way round! // I like 'houlette' -- this was the other word that my pompous old git of a writer ALWAYS used to use here... BOR-ING!
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