Jul 9, 2004 20:30
19 yrs ago
French term

Critere d\'age

Non-PRO French to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
"Apres plusieur gymnastiques et senaris, les conferenciers s'etaient trouve devant un President issu du critere d'age"

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French term (edited): Critere d'age
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age-based criterion

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French term (edited): Critere d'age

age criteria

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agree Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree Elena Petelos
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agree Shaila Kamath
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French term (edited): Critere d'age

age criterion

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Domaine(s) : - psychologie


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critère n. m.
Équivalent(s) English criterion



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agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : yes singular..whatever it means
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agree Elena Petelos : It is singular , but I don't think we usually say criterion (usually it's age criteria or we refer to ...the age limit)
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agree Linda Tyrer (X) : President by courtesy of the age criterion
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agree writeaway
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French term (edited): Critere d'age

president with/because of a new age limit

two possible explanations based on context

Print out - worldinformation.com
... Following a referendum in May 2002, the president can serve for up to
five terms. The age limit of a president was raised from 70 to 75. ...
worldinformation.com/world/ print/print_profile.asp?country=216 - 26k


other possibility: the President was elected following an amendment that lowered the voting age, if, as a candidate he was likely to get most votes from young people for instance. Very rare if no instances when age criterion/critera would be changed so that voters would be required to be older


Voting rights of non-Luxembourg nationals in local elections held ...
... Lastly, it amends the age criterion in that voters merely need to have
reached the age of 18 by the date of the elections. Haut de page. ...
www.gouvernement.lu/dossiers/elections/ elections_communales_2005/dossier_eng

age limit can "work" for the President'age and the voters's age
Peer comment(s):

agree Elena Petelos : I think this is the one used mostly.....:-) although it may not be an exact translation!//:-) wow!
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French term (edited): Critere d'age

through seniority

possibly.
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