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to mature

French translation: produire des fruits

22:00 Nov 2, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: to mature
Ce terme apparaît dans la phrase suivante : "It was only in the late thirties that the achievements of the second revolution began to mature." Il s'agit d'un texte sur la seconde révolution russe et le stalinisme. Je pense traduire "achievements" par "réalisations" mais n'arrive pas à trouver un verbe qui corresponde à l'idée de "mature" ici.

Merci d'avance pour votre aide.
Nadia Fahmi
Local time: 22:49
French translation:produire des fruits
Explanation:
The sense of 'to mature' here seems to me very much one of 'reaching maturity', i.e. 'able to bear fruit'
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Tony M
France
Local time: 21:49
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup d'avoir répondu aussi rapidement. J'ai finalement mis "à porter leurs fruits".

Bon dimanche !
Nadia
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7à porter ses fruits
wolfheart
3 +4produire des fruits
Tony M
3se concrétiser/prendre forme/se cristalliser
CMJ_Trans (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
produire des fruits


Explanation:
The sense of 'to mature' here seems to me very much one of 'reaching maturity', i.e. 'able to bear fruit'

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup d'avoir répondu aussi rapidement. J'ai finalement mis "à porter leurs fruits".

Bon dimanche !
Nadia

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariamne Lohe: Ca correspond bien au sens, mais je dirais plutôt "porter des fruits".
9 mins
  -> Merci, Mariamne ! Oui, bien sûr, 'porter' irait mieux.
agree  Jennifer Levey: 'porter'
10 mins
  -> Merci, M/M ! Oui, tout à fait.
agree  Melzie: donner ses fruits
40 mins
  -> Merci, Melzie ! Oui, je crois que 'commencent à donner...' irait peut âtre mieux.
agree  Euqinimod (X): Ok pour "porter"
58 mins
  -> Merci, Euqinimod !
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
à porter ses fruits


Explanation:
les réalisations... commençaient à porter leurs fruits

wolfheart
United States
Local time: 15:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  emiledgar: Oui, porter.
1 hr
agree  Soizic CiFuentes
4 hrs
agree  PFB (X): oui, "porter ses fruits"
6 hrs
agree  Abdelbaki Boukheit
7 hrs
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
8 hrs
agree  Cristina Serra
12 hrs
agree  JulieM
13 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
se concrétiser/prendre forme/se cristalliser


Explanation:
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 21:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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