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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
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