English term
Serious and meeting of deadlines guarant
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
having come down
No more context, sorry
| 3 +1 | puisqu'il a descendu |
Nathalie Stewart
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| 4 | ayant redescendu |
Benoit Emond
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| 3 | étant redescendu |
Bourth
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| 1 | en ayant descendu |
Leigh Ann Benlian
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Non-PRO (1): Cyril Tollari
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Proposed translations
France
Medical and Legal translations
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
puisqu'il a descendu
Here's a suggestion:
À l'écureuil dans mon jardin
Par Robert Gibb
["chipmunk" translates as "tamia" or "suisse" in French, but it is hardly known in Europe - so I suggest "écureuil" instead, unless you are translating for Canada]
Je crois qu'il sait que je suis vivant, puisqu'il a descendu
Les trois marches de mon porche arrière
Et m'a toisé de haut en bas. Tout l'après-midi
Il a fureté par-ci, par-là, ramassant
Toutes sortes de bouts de coquilles et de brindilles,
Tandis qu'aux alentours les grands champs succombaient
Aux lames de la moissonneuse-batteuse. Il a bien de la chance
D'être ici, encore sauvage, avec tout ce qui se passe ;
La chance de ne pas être l'une de ces ombres
Nichées dans les profondeurs blondes du blé.
Cet automne, lorsque les arbres s'élanceront droits et sombres
Sous les feux des étoiles, il s'enroulera au creux de leurs racines,
Ne désirant rien d'autre que la lente combustion de la matière
Qu'il enserrera comme une petite flamme brune.
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Note added at 5 days (2024-04-16 09:56:46 GMT) Post-grading
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De rien, avec plaisir !
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Emmanuella
: Peut-être ' du porche arrière' ( sous-entendu de mon jardin)
6 hrs
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Merci !
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France
Want quality, on time? I will provide.
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French
en ayant descendu
I am imagining an angel? A god? Having descended to Earth....
He knew I was alive so descended to Earth?
Good luck!
Canada
Marketing for finance, Insurance, Health
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French, English
ayant redescendu
étant redescendu
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Note added at 16 heures (2024-04-11 20:52:35 GMT)
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Yet another superb collaborative effort, what with a third party providing the context.
So yes, the auxiliary verb in this case is avoir, and the beastie only went down the three steps once.
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