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Sentence #1438177

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 sacredceltic sacredceltic October 6, 2013 October 6, 2013 at 6:19:40 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I think your perception of French « devait » here is wrong.
"If it should rain" is a possibility, and that's exactly what "si...il devait pleuvoir" conveys, so the translation perfectly matches...

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1438062If by any chance it should rain, he won't come..

Si, par le plus grand des hasards, il devait pleuvoir, il ne viendrait pas.

added by sacredceltic, February 16, 2012
➜ #1438062If by any chance it should rain, he won't come.

linked by sacredceltic, February 16, 2012
➜ #3029186Se plej hazarde pluvus, li ne venus.

linked by nimfeo, February 4, 2014