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a news wire service

French translation: un service d'information/de dépêches en ligne, une agence de presse (cf: afp, reuters etc)


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English term or phrase:a news wire service
French translation:un service d'information/de dépêches en ligne, une agence de presse (cf: afp, reuters etc)
Entered by: Francoise St Marc
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13:32 Mar 24, 2004
English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: a news wire service
contexte:

"BBB Associates should assume that the information is not public unless the information has been disclosed in an official press release, by *** a news wire service*** or in a daily newspaper of wide circulation"
Vincent SOUBRIE
Local time: 21:20
un service d'information/de dépêches en ligne
Explanation:
(type afp/reuters/Bloomberg etc..) en français européen (j'ai travaillé 7 ans pour un service de ce genre), auparavant transmises par telex, et maintenant sur internet (méfiez-vous, les traductions canadiennes sont parfois sujettes à caution)
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Francoise St Marc
Local time: 21:20
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2un service de fil de presse
Robert Morin
5 +1agence de presse
Simon Oliver
5un service d'information/de dépêches en ligne
Francoise St Marc
4Agence de transmissionAgnesf


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
un service de fil de presse


Explanation:
Dans TERMIUM

Domaine(s)
  – Communication (Public Relations)
Domaine(s)
  – Communications (Relations publiques)
 
news wires Source

fils de presse Source MASC

OBS – Source(s) : Direction générale
des communications. Source

KEY TERM(S)
– news wire

TERME(S) CLÉ(S)
– fil de presse



Robert Morin
Local time: 15:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  1045
15 mins
agree  Hacene
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
agence de presse


Explanation:
this is the standard term

Robert & Collins even gives it.

Simon Oliver
France
Local time: 21:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Jacques Desnoyers
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Agence de transmission


Explanation:
Définition :
Organisme se chargeant de diffuser aux divers médias des communications que sa clientèle lui confie.


Note(s) :
TELBEC est une agence de transmission, par opposition à la Presse canadienne qui, elle, est une agence de presse.




    Reference: http://w3.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index1024...
Agnesf
France
Local time: 21:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
un service d'information/de dépêches en ligne


Explanation:
(type afp/reuters/Bloomberg etc..) en français européen (j'ai travaillé 7 ans pour un service de ce genre), auparavant transmises par telex, et maintenant sur internet (méfiez-vous, les traductions canadiennes sont parfois sujettes à caution)

Francoise St Marc
Local time: 21:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 31
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