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tenu à la discrétion

English translation: bound to secrecy

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French term or phrase:tenu à la discrétion
English translation:bound to secrecy
Entered by: laurahuang

09:04 Apr 1, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
French term or phrase: tenu à la discrétion
context: " il est tenu à la discrétion en ce qui concerne les information revêtant un caractère confidentiel".
laurahuang
bound to secrecy
Explanation:
He is bound to secrecy regarding all information of confidential nature.
Selected response from:

Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:30
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3required not to divulge confidential information
CMJ_Trans (X)
5 +2bound to secrecy
Hacene
5 +1required to respect the confidentiality of confidential information
Marian Greenfield
4 +1he is required to be discreet
Channel


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tenu à la discrétion
he is required to be discreet


Explanation:
in other words he must be discreet...

Channel
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
2 mins
  -> thanks
neutral  Richard Benham: Too vague and general, and not idiomatic in this sense, and therefore misleading
30 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tenu à la discrétion
required to respect the confidentiality of confidential information


Explanation:
discreet doesn't really work in English... it's not strong enough.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 21:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Channel: I would disagree, "discreet" is strong enough, often in English ads, you will find "must be discreet, or "discretion" a must" Cheers
3 mins
  -> ahhh, but that's a whole different context, without legal implications...
agree  Richard Benham: Much better than "discreet". Sorry, I thought I agreed with this yesterday!
9 hrs
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
required not to divulge confidential information


Explanation:
for example

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 156

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graham macLachlan: no beating around the bush... though I'd finish with "any information of a confidential nature
11 mins
  -> why not?
agree  Mario Marcolin
1 hr
agree  Robert Frankling: Give Graham the points!
13 hrs
  -> true because I was lazy and only answered the immediate question. The end of my sentence was indeed a cop-out!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tenu à la discrétion
bound to secrecy


Explanation:
He is bound to secrecy regarding all information of confidential nature.

Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Frankling: A common phrase in English.
4 hrs
  -> cheers Robert
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: He (or she) is ... of A confidential ... Also, there is an "s" missing in the French text for the word "information" ...
2 days 9 hrs
  -> cheers, but the French typo is probably not in the original text (at least let's hope)
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