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interpréter ne l'est pas moins

English translation: interpretation is not any easier

07:44 May 9, 2016
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
History / Marc Bloch
French term or phrase: interpréter ne l'est pas moins
Hello,

I would appreciate some help with this small phrase:

Dur travail: lire est déja difficile; interpréter ne l'est pas moins; et comment ensuite extraire et grouper les renseignements de façon à les mettre à la portée des nombreux historiens.

Thank you!
liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:56
English translation:interpretation is not any easier
Explanation:
A suggestion.
Selected response from:

pettiefleur
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:56
Grading comment
This is the one I preferred
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5to interpret it is just as difficult
Jennifer White
4 +3interpreting it presents no less a problem
Peter Field
3 +1interpretation is not any easier
pettiefleur
3equally difficult
Verginia Ophof


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
interpréter ne l\'est pas moins
interpretation is not any easier


Explanation:
A suggestion.

pettiefleur
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This is the one I preferred

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Interpreting it is none the easier.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks for the correction Nikki! I was trying to avoid repeating 'difficult'!
agree  Lisa Jane: I prefer your option, it avoids the repetition and seems a more natural construction to me.
21 hrs
  -> Thank you Lisa
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
interpréter ne l\'est pas moins
to interpret it is just as difficult


Explanation:
my take

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Note added at 13 mins (2016-05-09 07:58:29 GMT)
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or - it is no less easy to interpret it

Jennifer White
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
22 mins
  -> Thanks Tony! Lots of options here..........
agree  Daryo
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Daryo!
agree  Carol Gullidge: just as.../ at least as hard...
7 hrs
  -> Yes, thanks!
agree  Michele Fauble
11 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Mpoma: yes, "just to read it is difficult... to interpret... blah blah"
1 day 10 hrs
  -> uuuuuum, not sure! Thanks anyway!!
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
interpréter ne l\'est pas moins
interpreting it presents no less a problem


Explanation:
... reading [the text] is difficult, interpreting it presents no less a problem ...

Peter Field
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
4 mins
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: However the rest of the sentence ends, this is the most natural start to my (British) mind. "Interpreting it is just (every bit) as difficult.
1 hr
agree  katsy
11 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
interpréter ne l\'est pas moins
equally difficult


Explanation:
suggestion

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 14:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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