He kept Sundays free

French translation: réserver

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English term or phrase:keep free
French translation:réserver
Entered by: ph-b (X)

22:25 Dec 13, 2018
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: He kept Sundays free
Franklin drank deep of the Protestant ethic but ultimately, discomforted by church constraints, he became a freethinker. Neverthless, all his life he kept Sundays free for reading and study.
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 06:13
il a réservé ses dimanches à/ses dimanches étaient consacrés à
Explanation:

Néanmoins, pendant toute sa vie/sa vie durant, il a réservé ses dimanches à la lecture et à l'étude.

Néanmoins, pendant toute sa vie/sa vie durant, ses dimanches étaient consacrés à la lecture et à l'étude.
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ph-b (X)
France
Local time: 11:13
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Summary of answers provided
3 +8il a réservé ses dimanches à/ses dimanches étaient consacrés à
ph-b (X)
4 +2il gardait ses dimanches de libre
Alice Durand
5il gardait les dimanches libres
Renate Radziwill-Rall
4lL réserva
Maïté Mendiondo-George


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
he kept sundays free
il gardait ses dimanches de libre


Explanation:
Cela signifie qu'il ne prévoit rien afin de pouvoir lire et étudier.

Alice Durand
France
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  JohnMcDove
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agree  GILOU
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
he kept sundays free
il gardait les dimanches libres


Explanation:
si l'on veut conserver la langue française

Renate Radziwill-Rall
France
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
he kept sundays free
il a réservé ses dimanches à/ses dimanches étaient consacrés à


Explanation:

Néanmoins, pendant toute sa vie/sa vie durant, il a réservé ses dimanches à la lecture et à l'étude.

Néanmoins, pendant toute sa vie/sa vie durant, ses dimanches étaient consacrés à la lecture et à l'étude.

ph-b (X)
France
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  polyglot45: réserver
2 hrs

agree  Tony M: Yes, I believe this is more in the spirit of the source text, with 'réserver' as P/G says.
3 hrs

agree  Elisabeth Richard
3 hrs

agree  Isabelle Cluzel
3 hrs

agree  Elisabeth Gootjes: Oui, mais "il réservait" (temps).
4 hrs

agree  B D Finch
5 hrs

agree  Victoria Britten: Yes, with "réservait"
5 hrs

agree  Charlene Siffre
1 day 5 hrs
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he kept sundays free
lL réserva


Explanation:
Plus littéraire pour un texte historique ..

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Note added at 21 heures (2018-12-14 20:24:08 GMT)
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des dimanches à ..

Maïté Mendiondo-George
France
Local time: 11:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in GermanGerman
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