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Jan 12, 2009 00:28
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French term
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par acquit de conscience
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In the sentence:**Par acquit de conscience,** j'ai fouillé les dictionnaires, les dictionnaires de synonymes et n'ai rien trouvé de mieux.
Merci!
Merci!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | just to be sure |
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| 5 | in order to set my/his etc. mind at rest |
Marie-Ange West
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Proposed translations
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just to be sure
this is what Collins gives as translation.
par acquit de conscience = Just to be sure
Le WReF propose >>
je le ferai par ~ de conscience = I'll do it to put my mind at rest.
À choisir selon votre contexte. HTH!
par acquit de conscience = Just to be sure
Le WReF propose >>
je le ferai par ~ de conscience = I'll do it to put my mind at rest.
À choisir selon votre contexte. HTH!
Note from asker:
| Merci! J'ai utilisé "for conscience sake" |
| Merci! J'ai utilisé "for conscience sake" |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Adam Warren
: "to put my mind at rest" seems the best rendering; another context-dependent possibility is "to close all loopholes"
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| agree |
Ethele Salem Sperling
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Marie-Ange West
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Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English
in order to set my/his etc. mind at rest
acquit
[aki] nom masculin
COMMERCE receipt
‘pour acquit’ ‘paid, received (with thanks)’
par acquit de conscience locution adverbiale
in order to set my/his etc. mind at rest
[aki] nom masculin
COMMERCE receipt
‘pour acquit’ ‘paid, received (with thanks)’
par acquit de conscience locution adverbiale
in order to set my/his etc. mind at rest
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