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pressoir

English translation: courtroom

15:27 Feb 16, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
French term or phrase: pressoir
Le pressoir de la Cour est en effet ouvert à toute personne physique ou morale justifiant d’un intérêt et les textes n’opèrent point de distinction entre les Belges et les étrangers sous ce rapport
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Local time: 04:55
English translation:courtroom
Explanation:
I seem to recall this came around once before on ProZ. That time, it was ventured that 'pressoir' is probably a typo for "prétoire" de la cour, where "prétoire" is given in Larousse as "Salle d'audience d'un tribunal." I agree.

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Alex Lane
Local time: 21:55
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pressoir de la Cour
courtroom


Explanation:
I seem to recall this came around once before on ProZ. That time, it was ventured that 'pressoir' is probably a typo for "prétoire" de la cour, where "prétoire" is given in Larousse as "Salle d'audience d'un tribunal." I agree.

Cheers...


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=401906
Alex Lane
Local time: 21:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CMJ_Trans (X): maybe a Belgicism? I have been looking but have found nothing
3 mins

agree  DocteurPC: exactly - pressoir would be associated with wines (previous question ;-)
3 mins

agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
43 mins

agree  Jean-Charles Pirlet: Not a belgicism.A mistake.Pretoire is the word, pressoir is where the grapes are pressed, not people...even in Belgium
16 hrs
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