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May 15, 2021 · Dear all, the sentence is --. One such Gilded Age hostess, inordinately proud of her "medieval" fortress, was once heard to remark of the Duke of Atholl's 13th-century house, Blair Castle: "It's not correct. There are a lot of mistakes. My castle at Sandy Point is far more authentic!" It seems "remark" is a verb.
Apr 15, 2007 · It is pronounced the same as its masculine counterpart except that the 't' is sounded, this time. (which makes the word sound like the English fort (= fortress, stronghold). It seems that the predominant pronunciation for the English forte is the closest possible to the Italian forte (loud).
Oct 23, 2007 · I've just started reading "Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown. I still have to reach chapter 1 and... I'm already stuck! In fact I'm stuck at the last sentence of the prologue, which is: "Ensei Tankado knew it was the last light he would ever see." I think it should be translated as: "Ensei Tankado sapeva che [quella] era l'ultima luce che avrebbe ...
Feb 8, 2010 · We saw a Star Wars cartoon with big, mechanical robots scaling a fortress built into the side of the mountain. I often have a bad feeling about describing 'climbing' and 'walking up' things. Os robôs estão subindo a/na? torre Os robôs estão caminhando torre acima(?) Thanks a bunch, Ron
Mar 4, 2016 · Mar 4, 2016. #4. "I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building (the school)." The words "to be had" are unneeded and can be dropped with no change in meaning. P.S.: "Sth" is not an English word and is not used by native speakers.
Oct 20, 2009 · Hello everyone, What would be a good translation into French for the following description: "through the fortress-like, stone-flagged, stone-vaulted passages" Thankyou
Mar 16, 2007. #4. As Verity says, 'military fort' is the normal modern English, not 'fort military'. On the other hand, John Bunyan (1628 - 1688) wrote of the 'castle perilous' (French word order for words of French origin), so maybe Quebec City (founded 1608) is described in some old documents as a 'fort military'? D.
Jun 7, 2020 · Jun 7, 2020. #4. It sounds literally as though the author is planning to set off an explosion that would destroy the Pantheon in Rome. It also sounds odd, since no matter what how high the new building is, the top of the dome of the Pantheon will continue to sit on the rest of the Pantheon. Its top will not be annihilated.
Apr 20, 2008 · french. Apr 20, 2008. #1. Bonjour, pouvez-vous m´aider à traduire farther afield dans cette phrase: Sightseeing options on the island include a 15th-century Franciscan monastery and a 16th-century fortress, and water taxis travel to neighboring islands, for exploring farther afield. pour explorer des coins éloignés?
Dec 3, 2009 · I keep in this world made up of castles, wizards,dragons and knights. Our heros are surrounded by a ring of bowmen throwing fire-arrows while troops are entering the fortress. The sentence: They are standing in a ring all around us, trying to work up dragon-fire enough in their bellies to charge us. Well, there is not clear reference to dragons ...
