Pensez-vous donc que j'aie eu dans l'esprit un propos de manant?

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#1

The translation given is “Do you think I meant country matters?”

I don’t really understand. Is there a better English translation?

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#2

FWIW, the English original sentence is a Shakespeare quote.

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#3

It’s the French translation that’s the problem, then - a literal translation of a figurative meaning.

…which I suppose isn’t necessarily a problem.