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bastion

English translation: stronghold

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French term or phrase:bastion
English translation:stronghold
Entered by: Salman Hossen

15:27 Sep 21, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: bastion
Cette association prône la lutte contre la grande piraterie qui sévit dans le triangle national et que les villes telles Yaoundé, Douala et Bafoussam en ont fait leur bastion.
ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Local time: 11:33
stronghold
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Salman Hossen
Türkiye
Local time: 13:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3bastion
philgoddard
4 +1stronghold
Salman Hossen


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bastion


Explanation:
Of which cities such as ... have become bastions.

Or you could say centres, or focal points, or hotbeds, but since there's an exact English equivalent you may as well use it.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 175

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mollie Milesi: Yes, 'bastion' would be fine here.
9 mins
agree  Cyril Tollari
2 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 3 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
stronghold


Explanation:
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Salman Hossen
Türkiye
Local time: 13:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  liz askew
24 mins
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