Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
aux portes de Paris
English translation:
On the approach roads to Paris
French term
aux portes de Paris
3 +1 | On the approach roads to Paris |
Colin Morley (X)
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4 +3 | at the gates of Paris |
B D Finch
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3 | city gates of Paris |
mohanv
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Proposed translations
On the approach roads to Paris
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polyglot45
: it really is the entry points to the city (toll) area
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writeaway
: les portes are the exits off the périphérique. approach road is too general imo
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sueaberwoman
: Or entry roads.
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city gates of Paris
While Paris is encircled by the boulevard périphérique (Paris ring road), the city gates of Paris ("portes de Paris") are the access points to the city for pedestrians and other road users. As Paris has had successive ring roads through the centuries, city gates are found inside the modern-day Paris.
at the gates of Paris
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"New Barbarians at the Gates of Paris?: Prosecuting Undocumented Minors in the Juvenile Court—The Problem of the 'Petits Roumains' ..."
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"At the gates of Paris, the entirely non smoking Ibis Paris Pont De Suresnes is located 200 m from the Pont De Suresnes bridge and Longchamp race course."
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"Hitler could have been held up in North France, and again at the gates of Paris, if the whole population had been mobilised for resistance. ..."
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"At the gates of [city X]" is a very common expression - also used with Hell, Dawn, academe. Best used for a city that used to have gates, e.g. avoid "at the gates of Milton Keynes".
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writeaway
: not the traditional meaning of gates here. Would be nice if Asker provided context. /context has been provided-not the historical context. the 'gates' in question refer to the various exits off the périphérique and that was built well after WWII.
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Nowadays, it is used metaphorically as the edge of a city. If something is said to be "at the gates of London", one doesn't ask whether the speaker meant Bishopsgate or Aldgate.
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bmurphy
: This is the correct translation - the article quoted is ironic and is describing the peage like an invasion: obviously, as most people would "defend" not having to have to pay to use the roads - e.g. Manchester voted against congestion charging in 2008
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Thanks bmurphy. Yes, a bit like Paris repelling invaders. At least London congestion charging doesn't flatten and concrete over vast amounts of land so that people can have the privilege of paying to go any further.
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Mary O’Connor (X)
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Thanks Mary
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cezara lucas
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Thanks cezara
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Discussion
Bientôt un péage aux portes de Paris
L’idée de placer un péage à l’entrée des grandes agglomérations continue son bonhomme de chemin. Alors que le groupe UMP au conseil de Paris avait déjà exprimé sa volonté de voir mis en place un péage aux portes de la capitale, le Sénat a adopté, le 28 septembre 2009, un amendement permettant de rendre payant l’accès automobile