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DSS documents

French translation: documents des services sociaux

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English term or phrase:	DSS documents
French translation:	documents des services sociaux
Entered by:	Estelle Demontrond-Box

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14:07 Oct 16, 2009

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Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs

English term or phrase: DSS documents

In a list of potentially lost or damaged items (police report) - alongside "bank card", "jewellery", "driving licence".
Has it got to do with social security?
Thank you

Estelle Demontrond-Box KudoZ activity Questions: 217 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 602 United Kingdom
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documents des services sociaux

Explanation:
In the US, it could be "Department of Social Services" and could be various documents or even ID cards for benefits.
Might not apply if your document is from UK.

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jlsjr
United States
Local time: 15:04

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documents des services sociaux

jlsjr

Documents relatifs aux Norme de Sécurité des Données

Gabriel Francesch

Discussion entries: 3

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dss documents Documents relatifs aux Norme de Sécurité des Données

Explanation:
It seems that the term DSS (Date Security Standards) is also used in French texts.

https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/saq/docs/saq_inst_guidelines_frca.pdf

Gabriel Francesch
France
Local time: 21:04
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French

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

dss documents

documents des services sociaux

Explanation:
In the US, it could be "Department of Social Services" and could be various documents or even ID cards for benefits.
Might not apply if your document is from UK.

jlsjr
United States
Local time: 15:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 7

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Merci!

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Philippe Boucry: Au RU, DSS = Dpt of Social Security, donc effectivement, il pourrait bien s'agir d'une carte d'assuré social/de Sécurité sociale ou doc de ce type.

5 mins

-> Merci, Philippe. I thought about it too, but looking on the web, that department does not seem to exist anymore. Maybe people are still informally using the term.

agree

Myriam Dupouy: // Yep... Great minds think alike ! (auto-largage de fleurs ;o)

11 mins

-> Thank you, Myriam! I just see that you posted a similar suggestion in your comment above.

agree

Carole Paquis: D'accord pour cette traduction, mais il ne s'agit pas de documents relatifs à la santé mais aux services sociaux, genre RMI...qui en France, je crois, est géré par la CAF ? social security = welfare en GB

3 days5 hrs

-> Merci, Carole!

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