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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 59519 10 months, 2 weeks 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 59519 10 months, 2 weeks 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 59519 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Discussion

Thanks, Wendy.

 by markvanroode 10 months, 2 weeks ago

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

 by Merlin57 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wendy, thanks.

 by markvanroode 10 months, 2 weeks ago

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

 by Merlin57 10 months, 3 weeks ago