translate English to French: However, it was clear that the work of Ferdinand de Lesseps was not the only field of historians : the Canal is really in operation in Egypt and, as its creator had wished, it is still welcoming ships every day from all around the world.
Cependant, il est apparu que l'oeuvre de Ferdinand de Lesseps n'était pas une chose du passé, domaine des historiens, mais que le canal vivait en Egypte et, selon le voeu de son fondateur, continuait à accueillir, chaque jour, les navires du monde entier.