Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
aune (à l'aune de/des)
English translation:
by the yardstick of/measured against the yardstick of...
Added to glossary by
Hervé du Verle
Mar 20, 2004 15:41
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French term
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aune
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
A l'aune des siècles, cela ne sert à rien.
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Hervé du Verle
Native in French
23 yrs in French medical edition
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, English, 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.
19 hrs
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...