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Ce certificat n'est pas valide s'il est modifié ou plastifié

English translation: (This certificate is) void if altered or laminated.

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French term or phrase:Ce certificat n'est pas valide s'il est modifié ou plastifié
English translation:(This certificate is) void if altered or laminated.
Entered by: Francesca Samuel

21:34 Jan 20, 2008
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / Legal documents
French term or phrase: Ce certificat n'est pas valide s'il est modifié ou plastifié
It appears at the bottom of a Canadian birth certiricate after the following paragraph:

The information duplicated in this document
is an exact replica of that recorded in our registry of civil status.
Thanks again!
Francesca Samuel
United States
Local time: 06:44
(This certificate is) void if altered or laminated.
Explanation:
That's what it sounds like to me.
Selected response from:

Expialidocio (X)
France
Local time: 15:44
Grading comment
Brava! Merci beaucoup.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +12(This certificate is) void if altered or laminated.
Expialidocio (X)
5This certificate is no longer valid if modified or plastic-coated / laminated
Chris Hall
4This certificate becomes invalid if modified or plastified
Jean-Claude Gouin


  

Answers


17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
(This certificate is) void if altered or laminated.


Explanation:
That's what it sounds like to me.

Expialidocio (X)
France
Local time: 15:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Brava! Merci beaucoup.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: yes, laminated as in plastic-coated. I suppose it makes a change from "defaced"!
11 mins
agree  Sara Mullin
19 mins
agree  Tony M
1 hr
agree  Diana Arbiser: :)
1 hr
agree  writeaway
1 hr
agree  Attorney DC Bar
7 hrs
agree  MMFORREST
8 hrs
agree  Julie Barber
9 hrs
agree  Michael GREEN
9 hrs
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns:
10 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
14 hrs
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: I like your translation better than what I suggested below ...
19 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
This certificate becomes invalid if modified or plastified


Explanation:
*

Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: I see no need to use "becomes" here
15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
This certificate is no longer valid if modified or plastic-coated / laminated


Explanation:
This is my take on this phrase.

Chris Hall
Local time: 14:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: answer(s) already given in questions answered long before (either by answerer or suggested in peer agree)
34 mins
neutral  AllegroTrans: this is not "wrong" per se, but the "no longer" does not appear in the French, which is validly translated by using the simple "is not"
13 hrs
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