How would you translate this to English?

Question

La société la plus choisie s’y trouvait réunie.

I think La société choisie= company but how does plus work here.

Thank you.

Answer 1

I agree with Elizabeth.

Here, because of the expression''....s'y trouvait réunie'' we can assume that ''société'' is not used in the meaning of a company, rather a portion of the society, the most privileged class. So, members of this upper class are gathering.

Answer 2

I disagree with the other tutors here. In this case, "la société la plus choisie" indicates "the highest ranks of society" or the upper crust. As an experienced professional translator, I would render the sentence as "the highest echelons of society were gathered there."

I trust that this helps! Please reach out if you need more assistance.

Dr. Elizabeth Locey

Answer 3

In addition to the superlative "the most", the French text implies a process of selection here, so I would go with "The most carefully selected company could be found there".

Answer 4

"la plus" = "the most". In this case, the "société" that is MOST chosen ...

Answer 5

" La plus" est un superlatif de supériorité qui veut dire "the most" en anglais.

Answer 6

"la plus," means "the most"