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il s'agit de

English translation: his name is

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French term or phrase:il s\'agit de
English translation:his name is
Entered by: Jana Cole

16:32 Sep 5, 2012
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: il s'agit de
In this context, I'm not sure of the meaning. The (lack of) punctuation is as it is in the text.

"la personne qui va accompagner Mr Camara est de Enda Pronat il s'agit de Abdou Fall et il aura également besoin d'une lettre d'invitation."

Is it saying that the person accompanying Mr. Camara is associated with a person named Abdou Fall?
Jana Cole
United States
Local time: 17:17
His name is
Explanation:
and he will also need an official letter of invitation
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polyglot45
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5His name is
polyglot45
3 +4is
Trudy Peters
4 +3Restructure
Lara Barnett
5the person in question is/namely
Alison Billington
4this person is/ his name is
Khwansuree DEROLLEPOT
4it involves (something or someone)
Branka Ramadanovic
4is
bouba263


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
is


Explanation:
the person accompanying Mr. Camara is Abdou Fall

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 20:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner
13 mins
agree  Tristan Jimenez: aussi simple que ça !
1 hr
agree  kashew: Or "will be" Abdou Fall
1 hr
agree  Sheila Wilson
3 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
His name is


Explanation:
and he will also need an official letter of invitation

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 227

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Letredenoblesse
2 mins
agree  Verginia Ophof
16 mins
agree  AllegroTrans
26 mins
agree  katsy
3 hrs
agree  Mark Bossanyi
13 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
this person is/ his name is


Explanation:
This means Abdou Fall IS THE PERSON who will be accompanying Mr. CAMARA

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Note added at 10 mins (2012-09-05 16:42:17 GMT)
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or called/ named, depends on how you want to turn the sentence.

Khwansuree DEROLLEPOT
France
Local time: 02:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it involves (something or someone)


Explanation:
Like, the case involves person XY...

Branka Ramadanovic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian, Native in CroatianCroatian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
is


Explanation:
I think there are some mistakes in the text and I will better put it this way: la personne qui accompagne Mr Camara de Enda Pronat s'agit de Abdou Fall qui aura également besoin d'une lettre d'invitation.

Abdou fall is the one accompanying Mr Camara. Mr Camara seems to be part of the Enda Pronat, therefore the person going with him Abdou will require an invitation letter.
Abdou fall will be with Mr Camara of Enda Pronat and he will require an invitation letter.


bouba263
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lara Barnett: English wouldn't really say "the one" in this official context - it would have to be "the person" or some other noun.
15 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the person in question is/namely


Explanation:
This does not call him into question, it introduces him.

Alison Billington
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Restructure


Explanation:
I would reorganize the text slightly. I think the current word order may sound a bit clumsy in English. I would say:

"Mr Camara will be accompanied by Mr Abdou Fall. Mr Fall is from Enda Pronat, and will also require an letter of invitation."

Enda Pronat seems to be a non-governmental organisation:
"Enda Pronat (Protection of Nature) is part of the international non-governmental organisation ENDA Third World. "
http://www.pan-uk.org/foodAfrica/PDFs/YNW leaflet.pdf


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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-09-06 10:14:44 GMT)
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Typo:

Please ignore "an letter" this should read "A LETTER"

Sorry.

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo: that works well!
9 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Veronica Coquard: Indeed!
14 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Wolf Draeger: Though the best rewording will depend on the preceding and subsequent sentences.
17 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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