"mais la Tour Eiffel s'incline face au vent"

LorieC1Kwiziq community member

"mais la Tour Eiffel s'incline face au vent"

I'm thinking there may be a mistake in the translation of this phrase:

The translation is given as "the Eiffel Tower tilts into the wind" but this doesn't make sense from a scientific point of view!

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Mon année à l'étranger"

Reading B2, Language & Education, Listening or Seeing B2

Asked 2 years ago

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JimC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Lorie,

"face à" --> "in front of" So I think the meaning is not so much into the wind but "in front of" the wind in the sense that the structure sways with the wind.

Hope this helps.

Jim

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Lorie asked:View original

"mais la Tour Eiffel s'incline face au vent"

I'm thinking there may be a mistake in the translation of this phrase:

"mais la Tour Eiffel s'incline face au vent"

The translation is given as "the Eiffel Tower tilts into the wind" but this doesn't make sense from a scientific point of view!

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