Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dans les villes isolées et à climat rigoureux
English translation:
in isolated towns in harsh climates
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Paula Ibbotson
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dans les villes isolées et à climat rigoureux
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I am looking for a few creative definitions of this. The obvious one seems a bit dry with the text.
Context: Economic and Social development projects linked to gas pipelines. Note: gas is running from poorer countries to the richer countries of the European Union.
Full sentence
Effectivement, ses effets sur les conditions de vie des citoyens, notamment dans les villes isolées et à climat rigoureux sont particulièrement bénéfiques.
Context: Economic and Social development projects linked to gas pipelines. Note: gas is running from poorer countries to the richer countries of the European Union.
Full sentence
Effectivement, ses effets sur les conditions de vie des citoyens, notamment dans les villes isolées et à climat rigoureux sont particulièrement bénéfiques.
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in isolated towns in harsh climates
Another possibility..."In fact, its impact on people's living conditions, especially in isolated towns in harsh climates, has been particularly beneficial."
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in towns isolated under an unforgiving climate
Maybe ?
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Note added at 2002-11-22 02:53:23 (GMT)
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Or: towns in the middle of nowhere ...
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Note added at 2002-11-22 02:53:23 (GMT)
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Or: towns in the middle of nowhere ...
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Thierry LOTTE
: beautiful translation but a bit litterary in this context...
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In fact, (whatever's) effects on the living conditions
of the population, above all in the isolated small towns and severe climates, are especially beneficial.
I'm not sure how this could be intepreted much differently without distorting its intended meaning.
I'm not sure how this could be intepreted much differently without distorting its intended meaning.
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David Welch
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particularly in small towns locked in severe climates
might work
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in remote towns and villages with harsh climates
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handslator
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LJC (X)
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David Sirett
: ...but I'm not sure why you add "villages". "Severe" is another possibility for "harsh".
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Domenica Grangiotti
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Tony M
: es, without 'villages'
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cjohnstone
: yes no villages
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Nancy Bonnefond
: agree with everyone on villages. Towns or small cities
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GILLES MEUNIER
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...cities in remote and climatically inhospitable regions...
...particularly beneficial effects on living conditions, especially for the inhabitants of cities in remote and climatically inhospitable regions...
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Note added at 2002-11-22 12:09:41 (GMT)
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Yes it\'s more like \"towns\"...
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Note added at 2002-11-22 12:09:41 (GMT)
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Yes it\'s more like \"towns\"...
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