Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

bastion

English translation:

stronghold

Added to glossary by Salman Hossen
Sep 21, 2020 15:27
3 yrs ago
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French term

bastion

FVA French to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Cette association prône la lutte contre la grande piraterie qui sévit dans le triangle national et que les villes telles Yaoundé, Douala et Bafoussam en ont fait leur bastion.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 stronghold
4 +3 bastion
Change log

Sep 21, 2020 16:17: Salman Hossen Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): Cyril Tollari, Yvonne Gallagher

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Proposed translations

+1
13 mins
Selected

stronghold

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Peer comment(s):

agree liz askew
24 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "First validated answer (validated by peer agreement)"
+3
7 mins

bastion

Of which cities such as ... have become bastions.

Or you could say centres, or focal points, or hotbeds, but since there's an exact English equivalent you may as well use it.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mollie Milesi : Yes, 'bastion' would be fine here.
9 mins
agree Cyril Tollari
2 hrs
agree Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 3 hrs
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