ENGLISH  FOR TECHIES

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4 - TRANSLATING INTO FRENCH / TRADUIRE EN FRANCAIS

a - Literal, or direct, translation

b - Grammatical transposition

c - The "chassé-croisé" pattern

d - "Etoffement" (or lengthening out)

e - Reduction

f - Modulation

g - Equivalence

h - Translating place names

i - Translating surnames, titles

j - Translating names of organizations and institutions

k - Translating imperial measures

l - "En anglais dans le texte"

m - Les perles du traducteur