no real account

French translation: qui (OU mais celle-ci) n'était guère conséquente car ...

14:33 Dec 29, 2006
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English term or phrase: no real account
Bonjour
j'aimerai avoir d'autres avis sur la phrase suivante et voir dans quel sens vous la comprenez (surtout account)
merci

A document of 1462 lists the artillery in the castle, but this was of no real account, for on 1468 Sir Richard Harliston waged war until...
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French translation:qui (OU mais celle-ci) n'était guère conséquente car ...
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Joëlle Bouille
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Local time: 14:08
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4 +2compter, avoir de l'importance
Sandra C.
4qui (OU mais celle-ci) n'était guère conséquente car ...
Joëlle Bouille
4de peu d'intérêt
Odette Grille (X)


  

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no real account - voir phrase
compter, avoir de l'importance


Explanation:
ça ne comptait pas vraiment, ça n'avait pas vraiment d'importance



Sandra C.
France
Local time: 14:08
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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but this was of no real account, for ...
qui (OU mais celle-ci) n'était guère conséquente car ...


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Joëlle Bouille
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Local time: 14:08
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de peu d'intérêt


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Tout dépend de comment tu formuleras la phrase,

Même l'inventaire de l'artillerie du château en 1462 est de peu d'intérêt puisqu'en 1468 Sir RH avait déjà...

Odette Grille (X)
Canada
Local time: 08:08
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Native speaker of: French
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