Il ne comprend pas l’expression de vos traits ni le son de votre voix, et, à entendre les contes absurdes dont vous êtes l’objet, on voit que ce peuple est également prêt à se mettre à deux genoux sur votre passage, ou à vous conjurer comme un fléau.
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Neither the expression on your face nor the tone of your voice are understood, and judging by the absurd tales that are told about you, it is obvious that this folk are equally ready to kneel in your presence, or to keep you at bay as if you were a scourge.
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Oplusse 34688
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He does not understand the expression of your features or the sound of your voice, and when one hears the absurd tales to which you are subjected, one sees that this people is also ready to kneel down at your path, or else to conjure you as if you were a plague.
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Oplusse 34688
1 month, 1 week ago
Discussion
😊Merci Pierre - wasn't easy though!
by Merlin57 1 week, 4 days agoGreat job, Wendy—it looks easy when reading your version.
by Oplusse 1 week, 4 days agoWell this was a tricky one, Pierre - it has taken me nearly half an hour to come up with the following suggestion 😀🫣
Neither the expression on your face nor the tone of your voice are understood, and judging by the absurd tales that are told about you, it is obvious that this folk are equally ready to kneel in your presence, or to keep you at bay as if you were a scourge.
Tricky grammar - although 'le grossier vulgaire' refers to 'the common herd' in the previous unit and is therefore singular - the use of 'Il' at the start of this unit is confusing, so I have come up with the above suggestion to avoid this. The reader immediately connects 'Il' (he) to a single male person, which in this case is incorrect, so I had to think of a way to refer back to 'the common herd' without this confusion.
by Merlin57 1 week, 4 days ago