Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
la reine mère l’éloigne de Richard et lui vole le pouvoir
English translation:
The Queen Mother moved her away from Richard and stole the power from her
French term
United Kingdom
Reliable German/French to English
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
la reine mère l’éloigne de Richard et lui vole le pouvoir
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Proposed translations
The Queen Mother move her away from Richard and stole the power from her
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-04-20 11:41:46 GMT)
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should read:
... Mother moved her ...
that the Queen Mother pushes her away from Richard and steals the power
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-04-20 11:38:36 GMT)
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The power from her...
the Queen Mother is seeking to keep her away from Richard and to steal her power
to keep the two apart
and is stealing her power
some ideas
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laurawheeler
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Aisha Maniar
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NancyLynn
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Charlie Bavington
: seeking to? You're adding something that's not in the original, IMO, even if it does have a very pleasant ring to it.
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the queen mother lures him away and robs him of his power
the Queen Mother keeps him away from Richard and steals his power...
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Note added at 45 mins (2004-04-20 12:14:15 GMT)
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sorry..Berengère keeps Berengere away from Richard and steals her power....
the queen distances her (Bérengère) from Richard and usurps his (Richard's) power
Hassle-free translations for busy people
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
B. cannot help but notice that....
Just an alternative that a) keeps with the tenses and follows modern (trendy?) practice (as used on TV a lot) of using the present continuous for past events, and b) gives an alternative to "steal"
the queen mother distances her (Bérengère) from Richard and usurps her power
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Robert Frankling
: Quite right, we're not sure whose power is being usurped.
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yes, second thoughts that can only be reconciled through studious semantic analysis of the original documents
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