de même impérium que

English translation: we are a sovereign nation just as they,

19:25 Mar 10, 2012

French to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics

French term or phrase: de même impérium que

"Le ministre congolais de la Communication et des Médias, Lambert Mende, a accusé l’UE de s'ingérer dans les affaires étrangères de la RDC en affirmant : « Nous sommes un Etat de même impérium que leurs Etats. Nous sommes indépendants depuis 1960 et nous n'avons pas de leçons à recevoir d'eux »."

As quoted here, and elsewhere on web: http://www.burundi-agnews.org/index.php/lafrique-au-quotidie...

"just as important as"??

Imogen Hancock KudoZ activity Questions: 544 (1 open) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
Local time: 20:07

English translation:we are a sovereign nation just as they,

Explanation:
an idea

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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-03-11 08:15:25 GMT)
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Ours is a souvreign nation just as much as theirs

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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-03-11 08:15:49 GMT)
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sovereign

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Laurette Tassin
France
Local time: 21:07

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I amended phrasing as suggested, but thank you
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we are a sovereign nation just as they,

Laurette Tassin

legal authority

Just Opera

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legal authority

Explanation:
is more or less what they mean i.e. our state has the same legal authority as them. or you could say legitimate authority.

Wikipedia:

Imperium is a Latin word which, in a broad sense, translates roughly as 'power to command'

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperium

Just Opera
Belgium
Local time: 21:07
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26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

we are a sovereign nation just as they,

Laurette Tassin
France
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 3

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I amended phrasing as suggested, but thank you

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Asker: thank you

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