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		deadmansshoes on Dec 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What really happened aboard Air France 447 I hope the analysis of the flight was more accurate than some of the translations. 02:08:03 (Robert) Tu peux éventuellement le tirer un peu à gauche. You can eventually pull it a little to the left. Eventuellement is not the French equivalent of the English. It should be "You could pull a little to the left." Many sentences read like a straight copy and paste from Google Translate.

waqf on Dec 8, 2011 [–]

Yes. The translations, while basically accurate, don't do a good job of conveying the tone of remarks, which is important in analyzing the situation.

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