on peut même dire de prédilection
English translation: arguably even favourite
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| 22:56 Jul 30, 2017 |
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|  Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 21:41 | ||||
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peer agreement (net): +1perhaps even the preferred/favored form Explanation: I think you have it. I would say, "The most common form, or perhaps even the preferred/favored form, of the Egyptian mirror is the..." |
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8 mins confidence:
one might even say, the one that is preferred/looked upon as the best. Explanation: A couple of other options. |
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7 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1arguably even favourite Explanation: The commonest — arguably even favourite — form... I'd use some kind of parenthesis like this to avoid repeating 'form' (or 'shape', etc.), and try and slim it down. 'favourite' or 'preferred', whichever you prefer! Or even perhaps 'favoured'? |
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9 hrs confidence:
if not the form of predilection Explanation: I know that "might" is not a correct match in terms of tene, but I feel it works well here. Considering the context, I think also that predilection is a suitable choice. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/predilection "The solar model is the most ordinary form of the Egyptian mirror, if not the form of predilection." |
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12 hrs confidence:
one could even say the model of choice Explanation: the one that is [was] the default choice when designing mirrors in Ancient Egypt |
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