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Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

Au grè de la recherche

anglais translation:

as ... so ...

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français term

Au grè de la recherche

Non-PRO français vers anglais Sciences sociales Philosophie Pamphlet
L'histoire n'est pas une science exacte, elle s'affine, évolue et mute au gré de la recherche. Avec le temps, les travaux des historiens révèlent une réalité souvent bien plus nuancée que les idées reçues communément admises

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as ... so ...

L'histoire n'est pas une science exacte, elle s'affine, évolue et mute au gré de la recherche.
--> in idiomatic English
History is not an exact science; as research continues, so it is refined, developed and transformed.
Note from asker:
Thank you very much. The parsing in English looks pretty native.
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : yup, looks pretty native. I guess that native-sounding English is being sought?
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agree philgoddard
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agree Jennifer White
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agree Daryo
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agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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agree Victoria Britten
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agree narasimha (X)
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in accordance with research

History is not an exact science. It is refined, evolves and mutates in accordance with research.

This is a logical, well-known point. New research changes history.
Peer comment(s):

agree lamanakhoul : ALONG WITH RESEARCH
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neutral Nikki Scott-Despaigne : "In accordance with" does not quite convey the idea of the passage of time. "Along with" works better.
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