Mar 8, 2009 18:04
15 yrs ago
French term
vents
French to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
ouvert à tous les vents
A l'origine, l'escalier du château était ouvert à tous les vents (style loggia italienne)
-> Initially, the starcase was open ???
-> Initially, the starcase was open ???
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | it was an open staircase |
Jack Dunwell
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| 4 +1 | wide open |
Katarina Peters
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| 4 | open on all sides |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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Change log
Mar 8, 2009 20:06: mattranslate changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Proposed translations
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it was an open staircase
sic
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+1
2 hrs
Katarina Peters
Canada
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wide open
ouvert à tous les vents = open to all winds (literal meaning)
wide open is a suggested equivalent expression
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-08 20:30:14 GMT)
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another suggestion: free access i.e., open to everyone
wide open is a suggested equivalent expression
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-08 20:30:14 GMT)
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another suggestion: free access i.e., open to everyone
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
bowse123 (X)
18 hrs
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Thank you bowse123
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11 hrs
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
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Works in: French to English, Hebrew to English, Romanian to English, and 3 more.
open on all sides
or in all directions.
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