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Volets, traitement du surface, constat

English translation: 1. Legislative and Administrative branches 2. & 3., see below

17:30 Sep 10, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: Volets, traitement du surface, constat
Most of the text I'm working on is in note form, so I have no context.All I know is as follows: 1 refers to reinforcing powers at a national level and this is tagged on in the form( ); 2 is a business sector (I don't know what surface, unless it's roads. No contextual clues); 3 is the title of a section, possibly stataement,but it sounds a bit lame.

1.VOLETS INSTITUTIONNEL ET JURIDIQUE
2.le traitement de surface
3.CONSTAT et définition du production propre
Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 18:51
English translation:1. Legislative and Administrative branches 2. & 3., see below
Explanation:
1. Termium, which is Canadian, proposes *streams* and *components* for what, in the U.S., are called *branches* of government (in the U.S. we consider that we have achieved a "balance of powers" between our three "branches of government"--our formula for avoiding despotism). If you are aiming for a European readership, I'd use *sectors* might ring more of a bell than branches.

2. LGDT gives a number of choices:
surface hardening (Metallurgy)
surface treatment (plastics, chemical, roadways, telecommunications)
pre-treatment (paint)
finishing (photography)

A quick look at the results of a Google search for *traitement de surface* turns up about equal numbers of sites for plastics, metallurgy, photography and paper, so either go back and ask your client, or go for the most literal translation, *surface treatment*.

3. Definition and reporting of production itself [I do wonder how the masculine "du"got in front of "production" ???]
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Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 12:51
Grading comment
Thanks. The ST text was (I say with reservation, as it's often the case, but I think this was a particularly bad case) defective. A later part explained that surface treatment related to metals and plastic. I didn't notice the 'du' (I copied directly from the text). This was a job that became terribly complicated, mostly because the original was badly formatted, so I had real problems meeting the deadline. I appreciate your help and the help of the other contributors.
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naInstitutional and Judicial Components
rnoel (X)
nasee below
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
na1. Legislative and Administrative branches 2. & 3., see below
Yolanda Broad


  

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11 mins
Institutional and Judicial Components


Explanation:
volet: part of a plan in French.

Traitement de surface: Surface Treatment or Processing, for lack of clues.

Constat et définition du (?) production. Are you sure it's "du"? Should be "de la" since "production" is feminine.
Constat usually refers to some kind of official inspection with a certificate recording the data.
Inspection Certificate and Definition of Production Proper. Just a guess.

rnoel (X)
PRO pts in pair: 31

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Heathcliff
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8 hrs
see below


Explanation:
1 - institutional and legal heads / heads / sections
2 - surface treatments (without more context impossible to be precise. The rest of your text or your client must give you some indication!) Could be roads, walls, floors. Could it even be something abstract?
3 - comments on and definition of own production

CONSTAT = observations, comments, on a state of affairs

Nikki


    Robert & Collins
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 18:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4638

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12 hrs
1. Legislative and Administrative branches 2. & 3., see below


Explanation:
1. Termium, which is Canadian, proposes *streams* and *components* for what, in the U.S., are called *branches* of government (in the U.S. we consider that we have achieved a "balance of powers" between our three "branches of government"--our formula for avoiding despotism). If you are aiming for a European readership, I'd use *sectors* might ring more of a bell than branches.

2. LGDT gives a number of choices:
surface hardening (Metallurgy)
surface treatment (plastics, chemical, roadways, telecommunications)
pre-treatment (paint)
finishing (photography)

A quick look at the results of a Google search for *traitement de surface* turns up about equal numbers of sites for plastics, metallurgy, photography and paper, so either go back and ask your client, or go for the most literal translation, *surface treatment*.

3. Definition and reporting of production itself [I do wonder how the masculine "du"got in front of "production" ???]


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22traitement+de+surface%22
    Termium & Le grand dictionnaire terminologique
Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 12:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1551
Grading comment
Thanks. The ST text was (I say with reservation, as it's often the case, but I think this was a particularly bad case) defective. A later part explained that surface treatment related to metals and plastic. I didn't notice the 'du' (I copied directly from the text). This was a job that became terribly complicated, mostly because the original was badly formatted, so I had real problems meeting the deadline. I appreciate your help and the help of the other contributors.

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