clear crossroads

French translation: se trouve (clairement) à la croisée des chemins

13:38 Feb 1, 2017
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English term or phrase: clear crossroads
With the success of the campaign against ISIS, the country is approaching a clear crossroads.

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Carole Salas
Spain
Local time: 19:16
French translation:se trouve (clairement) à la croisée des chemins
Explanation:
I am more comfortable with a rather figurative expression here.
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Peter LEGUIE
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1arrive à un carrefour
Nathalie Stewart
4 +1se trouve (clairement) à la croisée des chemins
Peter LEGUIE
4carrefour évident
B D Finch


  

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arrive à un carrefour


Explanation:
arrive à un carrefour
http://objectifaquitaine.latribune.fr/business/2016-02-17/-l...

arrive à un carrefour important de son histoire
http://www.leparisien.fr/politique/une-simple-reforme-sans-p...

Nathalie Stewart
France
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se trouve (clairement) à la croisée des chemins


Explanation:
I am more comfortable with a rather figurative expression here.

Peter LEGUIE
Local time: 19:16
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Merci!

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agree  Chahine Yalla
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carrefour évident


Explanation:
thoughtcatalog.com/.../are-you-at-a-crossroads-in-your-life-it-means-mo...14 Nov 2014 - Sometimes it's more dramatic than that and we find ourselves at a clear crossroads – parting ways, evident choices, decisions that cannot ...

https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1416596321
Susan Piver - 2009 - ‎Self-Help
Even though it hurts like hell, it is a precious opportunity, a clear crossroads. One path leads to a hard heart and the tacit agreement to love more judiciously, ...

https://pvtistes.net/forum/.../14-pvt-2013-modele-lettre-de-...
21 oct. 2012 - 20 messages - ‎11 auteurs
2013 marque un carrefour évident dans ma vie.

www.stpaulschatham.org/aggregator/www.episdioeo.org/www.../...
28 sept. 2016 - ... à long terme et d'un changement systémique, est ce que l'évêque appelle « un carrefour évident» de toutes nos promesses baptismales.

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-02-03 14:42:14 GMT)
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The terms "crossroads" and "carrefour" can be used without any adjective ("clear" or "évident"), so the adjective "clear" should not be left untranslated.

B D Finch
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