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s'inscrire dans les chemins de l’éternité

English translation: posterity

10:21 Jun 13, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / sculpture
French term or phrase: s'inscrire dans les chemins de l’éternité
Still same artist:
XXX nous offre une œuvre originale, profonde et sincère, qui s’inscrit dans les chemins de l’éternité.
kashew
France
Local time: 13:18
English translation:posterity
Explanation:
his work.... is original..... and looks set to go down into posterity,
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polyglot45
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6posterity
polyglot45
4has subscribed to the road to eternity
Kirsten Bodart
4in keeping with eternity/ the path to eternity
piazza d


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
has subscribed to the road to eternity


Explanation:
That is literal, but maybe it is better to say he has subscribed to eternity or something of the sort.

Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Helen Shiner: inscribed not subscribed
6 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
posterity


Explanation:
his work.... is original..... and looks set to go down into posterity,


polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11
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Cheers
Notes to answerer
Asker: I like that!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippa Smith: Good solution! But I think I'd use "down in posterity" rather than "into"...
19 mins
  -> weirdly I put 'in' and then changed it.....
agree  Kirsten Bodart: Yes, posterity! Didn't think of it.
25 mins
agree  cc in nyc: in posterity
32 mins
agree  Laura Nagle (X)
2 hrs
agree  Helen Shiner: passed down to posterity
6 hrs
agree  philgoddard: I like Helen's suggestion the best. "Go down in posterity" just means "will be remembered for a long time", which is a bit colorless for "chemins de l'éternité".
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in keeping with eternity/ the path to eternity


Explanation:
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piazza d
France
Local time: 13:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
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