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auraient pu

English translation: may have

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French term or phrase:auraient pu
English translation:may have
Entered by: canaria

14:41 Jul 4, 2007
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Other
French term or phrase: auraient pu
Can someone guide me as to which tense to use in English for 'auraient pu' in the following sentence? La presente note a pris pour acquis ce jugement et ce rapport meme si par ailleurs ceux-ci airaient pu faire l'objet de critiques'
canaria
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:01
may have
Explanation:
... may have been subject to criticism ?
... may have come in for criticism ?
Selected response from:

Clair Pickworth
France
Local time: 13:01
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7may have
Clair Pickworth
2 +2could have been
rdstrad
4might have been the object
Etienne Muylle Wallace


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
may have


Explanation:
... may have been subject to criticism ?
... may have come in for criticism ?

Clair Pickworth
France
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CMJ_Trans (X): may have been criticised - quite simply// despite the criticisms that may have been levelled at them
2 mins
  -> yes, for that last turn of phrase !
agree  Tony M
13 mins
agree  French2English: well said
46 mins
agree  Alain Pommet
1 hr
agree  Jennifer White
1 hr
agree  Marcelina Haftka
5 hrs
agree  Richard Benham
6 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
could have been


Explanation:
/

rdstrad
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RHELLER: this would be my translation
38 mins
agree  Maudarg (X)
1 hr
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
might have been the object


Explanation:
I think "might" expresses the idea better than 'could'

Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard Benham: Yes, it does express the idea better than "could", but nowhere near as well as "may".
2 hrs
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