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qui en prenant de l'ampleur

English translation: which, by expanding over (the curtain walls), ...

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French term or phrase:qui en prenant de l\'ampleur
English translation:which, by expanding over (the curtain walls), ...
Entered by: Hazel Le Goff

19:45 Apr 30, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Architecture / Military fortifications in 13th-century Cairo
French term or phrase: qui en prenant de l'ampleur
The whole paragraph is:

Ce fort rappelle aussi l’aspect extérieur de Qasr al-Umayd avec des tours d’angle quadrangulaire en faible saillie à l’extérieur du bâtiment principal. Le fort de Rashid est issu de l’évolution militaire des tours et des citadelles ayyubides syriennes qui en prenant de l’ampleur sur les courtines sont devenues des édifices défensifs indépendants.
Hazel Le Goff
Local time: 01:27
which, by expanding over (the curtain walls), ...
Explanation:
Expand in the sense of
to increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of : enlarge
Merriam-Webster dictionary

This formulation is close enough to "prendre de l'ampleur" so that the feeling of mass and size remains.
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Elsa Chesnel
Canada
Local time: 17:27
Grading comment
Thank you Elsa. This is correct within the context and is close to the source text. Well done.
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Summary of answers provided
4which, by expanding over (the curtain walls), ...
Elsa Chesnel
3by increasing the scale (see sentence)
Sheri P


  

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
by increasing the scale (see sentence)


Explanation:
I would translate the whole sentence more or less along the following lines:

The fort at Rashid developed out of the military evolution of the Syrian Ayyubid towers and citadels that became independent defensive structures by increasing the scale of their curtain walls.

Sheri P
United States
Local time: 20:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
which, by expanding over (the curtain walls), ...


Explanation:
Expand in the sense of
to increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of : enlarge
Merriam-Webster dictionary

This formulation is close enough to "prendre de l'ampleur" so that the feeling of mass and size remains.

Elsa Chesnel
Canada
Local time: 17:27
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Elsa. This is correct within the context and is close to the source text. Well done.
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