Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
devancé la construction architecturale d’un siècle environ
English translation:
were a century ahead of their time
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Edna Pais
Sep 6, 2019 10:16
4 yrs ago
French term
devancé la construction architecturale d’un siècle environ
French to English
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Architecture
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Ainsi les projets architecturaux de Léonidov, joyaux d’invention plastique et de finesse spatiale, ont-ils devancé la construction architecturale d’un siècle environ.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | were a century ahead of their time |
philgoddard
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| 4 | had stolen a march on architectural construction by (approx) a century |
Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
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philgoddard
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were a century ahead of their time
I think Yvonne's suggestions are on the right lines, but this is more concise. You don't need to translate "construction architecturale", because it says "architecturaux" earlier in the sentence.
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had stolen a march on architectural construction by (approx) a century
'devancer' means 'get in ahead of' something else or 'pre-empt'. 'Steal a march' is idiomatic
or
the more simple
were in advance of
got in ahead of
could also be used
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-09-06 11:37:43 GMT)
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basically, his designs were ahead by a century
or
the more simple
were in advance of
got in ahead of
could also be used
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-09-06 11:37:43 GMT)
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basically, his designs were ahead by a century
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