fatigue duty

French translation: corvée

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English term or phrase:fatigue duty
French translation:corvée
Entered by: laurem

14:37 Aug 16, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: fatigue duty
Armouries world wide, due to their origins, have always suffered from an army mentality, i.e. used as a fatigue duty for troops to polish everything to a high level regardless of its original appearance.

j'ai du mal à formuler cette longue phrase et en particulier l'expression "fatigue duty". merci pour vos suggestions.
laurem
Belgium
Local time: 15:02
corvée
Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 33 mins (2008-08-16 15:11:13 GMT)
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Ma suggestion: "Du à leur origine, les armureries / arsenaux d'armes ont souffert partout dans le monde les conséquences de la mentalité militaire, etant donné qu'une des corvées des soldats était de tout astiquer à fond sans aucune considération pour l'aspect original des pièces"
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 15:02
Grading comment
Merci 1000 x... Je n'en demandais pas tant ;-)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1corvée; besogne supplémentaire attribuée à un soldat (Militaire)
Gad Kohenov
3 +1corvée
Domitille Lee
3 +1corvée
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
corvée


Explanation:
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Domitille Lee
United States
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sara M
18 hrs
  -> merci beaucoup!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
corvée


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 33 mins (2008-08-16 15:11:13 GMT)
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Ma suggestion: "Du à leur origine, les armureries / arsenaux d'armes ont souffert partout dans le monde les conséquences de la mentalité militaire, etant donné qu'une des corvées des soldats était de tout astiquer à fond sans aucune considération pour l'aspect original des pièces"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 15:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci 1000 x... Je n'en demandais pas tant ;-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  arrathoonlaa
12 mins
  -> Merci, arrathoonlaa:)
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
corvée; besogne supplémentaire attribuée à un soldat (Militaire)


Explanation:
Babylon English-French דפדף

fatigue duty
corvée, besogne supplémentaire attribuée à un soldat (Militaire)

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 16:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arnold T.
3 hrs
  -> Merci beaucoup!
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