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French: APPEL À TOUS

English translation: public announcements



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French term or phrase:APPEL À TOUS
English translation:public announcements
Entered by:mediamatrix
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French to English translations [PRO]
Media / Multimedia
French term or phrase: APPEL À TOUS
This is one of the sections of a newspaper:

ACCUEIL
À PROPOS DE NOUS
PUBLICITÉ
PETITES ANNONCES
ABONNEMENT
SOUMISSION D'ARTICLE
ARCHIVES
CONCOURS/APPELS À TOUS
AUTRES PUBLICATIONS/SERVICES
LIENS UTILES
CONTACTS
Laura Molinari
Canada
Clarification request(s) and response
Dominic D: 8:55am Jun 15, 2007: Could you tell us what are the general contents of the section, does it involve competitions and announcements ?

public appeals / announcements
Explanation:
Juste une idée parmi d'autres ...
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mediamatrix
Chile
Note from asker to answerer
Yes, public annoucements is the best suggestion. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5public appeals / announcementsmediamatrix
4 +1Free for allBéatrice Huret-Morton
4general announcementEuqinimod
4General paging
The WordPro
4CALL FOR TENDERSNathalie Tomaz
3call for...
Nathalie Scharf
3Call/Appeal for ActionEmma Paulay
3Competitions & Calls
juliebarba


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
CALL FOR TENDERS

Explanation:
suggestion

Nathalie Tomaz
France
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
call for...

Explanation:
From the limited context, since the line also contains "concours" (contest/competition), I would be tempted to think that "appel á tous" refers to the announcement made for gatherings (or if in France, usually strike or protest!)

So I would translate as calls for protest/gathering/strike depending on the context.

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http://www.davduf.net/breve.php3?id_breve=444

Nathalie Scharf
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Call/Appeal for Action

Explanation:
This would cover everything from strikes, to signing petitions, to sending in funny stories.

Emma Paulay
France
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
General paging

Explanation:
whereby 'paging' has the following sense : To send for, search for, or communicate with (a person) by means of a page; to have the name of (a person) called out by a page (Oxford English dico)

The WordPro
Canada
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
public appeals / announcements

Explanation:
Juste une idée parmi d'autres ...

mediamatrix
Chile
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Note from asker to answerer
Yes, public annoucements is the best suggestion. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree katsy: public announcements is, out of all the suggestions here, what seems most authentic to me...
49 mins

agree Andrew Levine: I agree with Katsy, "Public announcements" sounds the most natural in English
2 hrs

agree Alain Pommet: public announcements gets my vote
11 hrs

agree Emma Paulay
17 hrs

agree The WordPro: much better !
20 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Free for all

Explanation:
It's probably a translation from an English language concept;

Look at English language sites and see what you find.

Otherwise i kind of like "free for alll".

Cheers,

Béa

Béatrice Huret-Morton
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree David Goward: I think we need to know what's actually in this section of the newspaper, but I like this suggestion.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Competitions & Calls

Explanation:
or Competitions & Calls for Submissions.

I think 'Calls' is OK by itself.

'Competitions & Calls All Fields' as another suggestion. I think calls it better than appeals because that sounds more like a charity.....

Concours et prix littéraires
Sont acceptés ici les sites informant les internautes du lancement ou des résultats de concours, appel(s) à texte(s), prix littéraires ...

Informations sur les concours, appels à textes et prix littéraires. Conditions de participation ou publication des résultats
http://dmoz.org/World/Fran%C3%A7ais/Arts/Litt%C3%A9rature/de...

Soutiens aux innovations : concours et appels à projet
http://www.internetactu.net/?p=6299

Concours et appels à projets
Concours "slogan pour la démocratie
http://www.espace-citoyen.be/site/index.php?EsId=1&Module=mo...

Les autres annonces (appels à films permanents, concours, appels à scénarii, se trouvent dans les sous-menus, colonne de gauche

Guéret : 3ème édition du Concours Vidéo-Minute

date de festival: 12 juillet 2007
format: numérique
durée max.: 1 minute

http://www.maison-du-film-court.org/index.php?nkv=cGFnZT0yOA...

L'appel à concours est une INVITATION à la création. Une création encouragée par la demande.

Répondre à un concours, c'est participer et créer avec plaisir.
Choix des appels présentés

Concours, Compétitions, Bourses, Prix qui font appel à la création artistique...
francophone ou Internationale (nous les traduisons) de toutes origines (Espagne,
Canada, USA, Angleterre, Allemagne, Italie, Australie...)

http://www.concours-artistiques.com/edito.html

(in English and French)

Calls for submissions

Appels de dossiers
15 juin : Appel à candidatures : résidence d'artistes aux 'Récollets' en 2008
Programme de résidence d'artistes étrangers
Centre International d'Accueil et d'Echanges des Récollets
(Paris)

Soucieux de développer leurs politiques d'échanges et d'accueil internationaux, le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et la Mairie de Paris ont lancé en 2004 un programme de résidence d'artistes étrangers au Centre international d' accueil et d' échanges des Récollets, lieu prestigieux, situé au coeur de Paris, en bordure du canal Saint-Martin.

Ce programme s'adresse à des écrivains et artistes confirmés (arts visuels et arts de la scène), sélectionnés par un jury, sur la base d'un projet qu'ils souhaitent développer à Paris durant leur résidence. Ce projet peut s'articuler sur une invitation d'une

http://www.rcaaq.org/services/appelsdossiers#

Competitions / Calls for Art
http://www.artistresource.org/call4art.htm

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-06-13 20:55:57 GMT)
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Title: Louise Jones Brown Gallery
Deadline: International Deadline: Bi-Annual Recurring March, September
Type / Category: Call for Submissions / Multiple Media

http://www.artists-resources.com/shared/art-competitions1.ht...

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or competitions & all calls !!

juliebarba
United Kingdom
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PRO pts in category: 8
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
general announcement

Explanation:
Maybe a bit late.

Euqinimod
France
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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