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English translation: current situation


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:actualité
English translation:current situation
Entered by: Sue Crocker
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12:40 May 20, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: actualité
Les élus de XXX ont du mal à comprendre la nécessité de l'acélération de la procédure d'intégration:
Quelles sont les raisons de cette urgence?
Y a-t-il un lien avec l'actualité de regroupement de la branche bus/camion avec BBB?
Quelle est aujourd'hui cette actualité?
Ysabel812
current situation
Explanation:
seems to fit the context
Selected response from:

Sue Crocker
Canada
Local time: 03:18
Grading comment
Thanks, I preferred this solution in context. I added Victoria's suggestion of "current situation regarding".
Thanks to all for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4current situation
Sue Crocker
4 +1latest developments in the process of.....BUTxxxCMJ_Trans
4 +1state of playxxxmediamatrix
3current plan
helena barham
3present fact/reality
Katarina Peters


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
actualité (in this context)
state of play


Explanation:
This standard expression fits well in the second occurence. In the first one, 'progress towards' might be better.

xxxmediamatrix
Local time: 01:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: with its use in the 2nd occurence
20 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
actualité (in this context)
current situation


Explanation:
seems to fit the context

Sue Crocker
Canada
Local time: 03:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
Thanks, I preferred this solution in context. I added Victoria's suggestion of "current situation regarding".
Thanks to all for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Burns: yes, or 'current situation regarding...' to fit it into this sentence.
14 mins

agree  xxxBenJames
18 mins

agree  B D Finch
20 hrs

agree  Ewa Kondracka
2 days5 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
actualité (in this context)
present fact/reality


Explanation:
another suggestion

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 01:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
actualité (in this context)
latest developments in the process of.....BUT


Explanation:
is this urgency anything to do with the upcoming merger/with current moves to merge/with the present merger of

What is the status of that now?

You need to adapt your sentence structure

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 07:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 425

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jthink
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
actualité (in this context)
current plan


Explanation:
Is it linket to the current plan to ......

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Note added at 26 mins (2008-05-20 13:07:07 GMT)
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SORRY!!! Linked.....

helena barham
France
Local time: 07:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Changes made by editors
Feb 1, 2009 - Changes made by Sue Crocker:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
May 20, 2008 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Term askedactualité (in this context) => actualité


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