French term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
y jouaient les chefs de file
Elles (seized art collections) parvinrent au musée avec quelques-unes des plus significatives expressions de l’art français du XVIIIe siècle. Boucher et Fragonard y jouaient les chefs de file mais ne pouvaient faire oublier de nombreux autres maîtres, leurs contemporains, « sauvegardés » au cours de la même opération.
Merci Encore,
Barbara
| 3 +1 | Topped the list |
ormiston
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| Answer found elsewhere. Here it is |
writeaway
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Aug 10, 2021 15:54: Jennifer White changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): AllegroTrans, philgoddard, Jennifer White
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Proposed translations
Topped the list
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Note added at 1 jour 4 heures (2021-08-11 14:30:36 GMT)
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Or why not 'took pride of place'
| Thanks for your suggestion. But I think "spearheaded the parade" reflects the almost constant movement of the artwork into Jeu de Paume. |
Reference comments
Answer found elsewhere. Here it is
they spearheaded (this parade)
My comment:
... were in the lead / at the head of this parade ...
https://www.traduguide.com/en/question.asp?q=70925&pg=1
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: I like "spearheaded". What a warrior! This term suits the context well.
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awilliams
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Discussion
Ma lecture.
Votre sarcasme est déplacé.
I simply asked (?) knowing that they are not actors !!!
They are the most important artworks that ' parvinrent avec les seized art collections,
which means that they were chosen/transported in first place (chefs de file ). Consequently, they are on top of the list.
They are simply the most important artworks,vtop of the list sort of thing