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Pourquoi envoyer nos armées se battre à l’autre bout du monde contre ces barbares, alors que nous avons les Anglais sous la main ?
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Why send our armies to fight on the other side of the world against the barbarians there, when we have the English within arms' reach?
Translated by markvanroode 58051 6 months ago
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Why send our armies to fight on the other side of the world against the barbarians here, when we have the English within arms' reach?
Translated by markvanroode 58051 6 months ago
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Why send our armies to fight on the other side of the world against these barbarians, when we have the English within arms' reach?
Translated by markvanroode 58051 6 months, 1 week ago

Discussion

Thanks, Wendy.

 by markvanroode 6 months ago

Mark, it has to be 'there' because they are on the other side of the world.

 by Merlin57 6 months ago

Wendy, thanks.

 by markvanroode 6 months ago

Mark, perhaps 'against the barbarians there' ('these' is confusing because it indicates people who are present or in the near vicinity.

 by Merlin57 6 months ago