peuple culte

08:18 Aug 20, 2017
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French to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / Index term
French term or phrase: peuple culte
X est une nation libre et souveraine, avec un peuple culte et en bonne santé

I have a few uses of this phrase but cannot guess its meaning.
Stephen Rifkind
Israel
Local time: 01:27


Summary of answers provided
3 +6well-educated, highly cultured
Barbara Cochran, MFA
5Treasured or cherished people
TimothyLango
4Revered people or Worshiped people
Messaoudi N.


Discussion entries: 10





  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Revered people or Worshiped people


Explanation:
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Messaoudi N.
Local time: 23:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Treasured or cherished people


Explanation:
When the word culte comes after another word it means to adore or cherish.

TimothyLango
Kenya
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
well-educated, highly cultured


Explanation:
My take on it, too.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 19:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters: without the adverbs (well and highly is not in the original)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, although I prefer to translate it in hyperbolic fashon because of the word "souveraine", which was included in the source text.

agree  writeaway: yes but this was already discussed and decided in the dbox long before you posted. not so sure about highly cultured though.
1 hr
  -> It's OK, since it is just a way of showing that I agree with what a couple of the others said, more or less.

agree  Sabrina Sattnin
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sabrina.

agree  Yolanda Broad
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Yolanda.

agree  philgoddard: You don't need to say "well" or "highly".
18 hrs
  -> Thanks, but I prefer to.

agree  gayd (X)
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Thank you, David.
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