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spiral frigateBOT Sep 23, 2024, 4:11 PM

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oblique ingot Sep 23, 2024, 4:12 PM

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idk why it is so quiet

coarse moon Sep 23, 2024, 4:29 PM

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Yeah, the translation is correct

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It is a bit word-for-word at some point, but the main meaning is still there

oblique ingot Sep 23, 2024, 4:32 PM

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merci

barren citrus Sep 23, 2024, 4:36 PM

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yeah I wanted to add that it seems to be very literal

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"the storm of Napoleon's armies" part definitely sounds odd to me, is this a direct translation of some French phrase perhaps?

coarse moon Sep 23, 2024, 4:37 PM

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barren citrus "the storm of Napoleon's armies" part definitely sounds odd to me, is this a dir...

Yeah, I was talking about this sentence when saying it is word-for-word 😂

barren citrus Sep 23, 2024, 4:40 PM

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the rest looks to be fine, but then again, I am not a native speaker of either of the languages so I might not be as familiar with idioms and stuff

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