wrong translation in hint in the question

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wrong translation in hint in the question

It should be "The Lady in Black has haunted this house for centuries" instead of The Woman in Black has haunted this house for centuries for the question La Dame en Noir ________ cette maison depuis des siècles. "The woman" will translate to "la femme" whereas in question it was "La Dame" so it should give "The Lady" in hint translation.
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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Dr S 

I can’t see the question you are referring to, but the names in French and English appear to be from an original book in English and subsequent movie releases, in French and English. 

Translations are rarely unique, and ‘ dame ‘ is not an incorrect French translation of ‘ woman ‘  here. Back -translating from ‘ dame ‘ in French to ‘ woman ‘ is not incorrect either.

It doesn’t affect the question or answer required, and it is appropriate to adhere to use of the titles as released publicly.

 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Dame_en_noir_(film,_2012)

 

 https://www.wordreference.com/fren/dame

 

 

 

Dr S. asked:

wrong translation in hint in the question

It should be "The Lady in Black has haunted this house for centuries" instead of The Woman in Black has haunted this house for centuries for the question La Dame en Noir ________ cette maison depuis des siècles. "The woman" will translate to "la femme" whereas in question it was "La Dame" so it should give "The Lady" in hint translation.

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