It's hard for me to have any opinion of the quality of the French translation. For me it was just hard to read, lacking any kind of the life,taste and smell that I love so much in Tolkiens own language. The reason for that could of course quite simply be my deficient knowledge of French.
But obviously the example I've given can't just be a matter of translation. The passage in French that I have shown (almost) doesn't have any correspondence in my English version (you should be able to see that for yourself,if you know any French). It would be interesting if you who say otherwise could give the English version of my French passage, and tell me which edition or impression your English text comes from.
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