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Translating phrases such as “to be said, believed to, reported to” from English to French

by Yolaine Bodin | 26 Oct 2016 | Translation-wise

  Sentence constructions such as to be said to, to be believed to or to be reported to, followed by a verb, are quite common in English. This passive form conveys the idea that someone says or thinks (or has said or thought) something. The phrasing is often used...

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