Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term or phrase:
aune (à l'aune de/des)
anglais translation:
by the yardstick of/measured against the yardstick of...
Added to glossary by
Hervé du Verle
Mar 20, 2004 15:41
20 yrs ago
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français term
tapon (X)
aune
français vers anglais
Art / Littérature
Poésie et littérature
A l'aune des siècles, cela ne sert à rien.
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15 minutes
Hervé du Verle
Native in français
23 yrs in French medical edition
Native in: français (Variant: Canadian) 
Works in: anglais vers français, français vers anglais, anglais, and 1 more.
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by/against the yardstick of centuries, this is useless
litterally : by/against the yardstick of centuries, this is useless. But you might prefer to use a longer phrase...
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Andre de Vries
: by the yardstick is OK; or measured against
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aune = ell (a measurement)
so this could well mean, measured again the centuries (history), there's no point in .......
In other words seen against the bigger picture, there's no point in (something or other)
In other words seen against the bigger picture, there's no point in (something or other)
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Compared with the centuries gone by, it is useless.
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in the context of / taking a perspective of...
Not sure these terms will fit very helpfully into your sentence, but I see that as being the underlying MEANING at least.
Maybe "looked at on a scale of..." or something along those lines?
Maybe "looked at on a scale of..." or something along those lines?
Discussion
A l'aune des si�cles, cela ne sert � rien. A l'aune des ann�es et des jours, cela sert � quelque chose...