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English translation: To disregard

06:18 Nov 5, 2009

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Journalism / General business article

French term or phrase: ignorer

I am having problems with this word as it can mean to deliberately ignore or it can mean to be in ignorance/unaware. Here is the context and also the final paragraph which I hope helps anybody with ascertaining what ignorer means.

The paraprah + title of article is:

Boeing revient dans la compétition

Alors que le gouvernement américain relance l'offensive contre les subventions publiques reçues par l'avionneur européen Airbus, le géant aéronautique américain Boeing ne compte pas ignorer les secrets du succès de son concurrent

Last para:

Boeing, soutenu par le gouvernement Clinton, s'apprête alors à déposer une plainte contre les subventions accordées à Airbus pour le lancement du plus gros avion de ligne du monde, l'A380, mais y renonce. Lew Platt, le président du conseil d'administration de Boeing, a admit la semaine dernière que tout compte fait, il aurait préféré aller jusqu'au bout. Le lancement du nouvel appareil a été mené à bien, et, malgré ses six mois de retard, le nouvel Airbus a remporté un franc succès, avec plus de 150 commandes à ce jour et au moins 50 de plus prévues à l'occasion du salon aéronautique du Bourget, qui ouvrira le 13 juin.

Sarah Robertson KudoZ activity Questions: 24 (1 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
Local time: 00:57

English translation:To disregard

Explanation:
Given the context, it appears that here, the meaning of "ignorer" is closer to "méconnaître" -hence "disregard".

Selected response from:

Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 01:57

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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

to ignore

Constantinos Faridis

4 +1

To disregard

Michel F. Morin

discount

Catherine Gilsenan

3 +1

to turn a blind eye

Melissa McMahon

overlook

Verginia Ophof

is taking on board

telletubby

Answers

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

To disregard

Explanation:
Given the context, it appears that here, the meaning of "ignorer" is closer to "méconnaître" -hence "disregard".

Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/BTML/FRA/r_Motclef/index800...

Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 01:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French

43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to turn a blind eye

Explanation:
Basically agree with Michel: based on the information you give, the sense seems to be "Boeing doesn't plan on turning a blind eye to the secrets of its competitor's success".

So, even though the last para mentions that Boeing decided to withdraw its complaint, clearly it was planning and presumably is still planning to undertake some sort of action with regard to the situation rather than just "pretend it's not there".

Although "pretend x is not there" is a way of "ignoring", I don't think the word itself fits.

Melissa McMahon
Australia
Local time: 11:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

46 mins confidence:

is taking on board

Explanation:
I think you need to take the whole phrase 'ne compte pas ignorer' to provide the most fluid translation because, given that the most usual translation of 'ignorer' is 'not to know,' there's an implied double negative in the French. An alternative might be 'is not unaware.'

telletubby
France
Local time: 01:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

23 mins confidence:

to ignore

Explanation:
to ignore

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Note added at 25 λεπτά (2009-11-05 06:43:39 GMT)
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ignorer
vt (=ne pas connaître) not to know
J'ignore son nom. I don't know his name.
Je l'ignore. I don't know.
j'ignore comment I don't know how
j'ignore si I don't know if
ignorer que not to know that
je n'ignore pas que I'm not forgetting that, I'm not unaware that

(=être sans expérience de) to have no experience of
(=bouder)
[+personne] to ignore
Il m'a complètement ignoré. He completely ignored me.

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Note added at 48 λεπτά (2009-11-05 07:07:03 GMT)
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Constantinos Faridis
Greece
Local time: 02:57
Native speaker of:

Greek