This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. French to English

CV

English translation: CV (Curriculum Vitae)

00:11 Aug 25, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
French term or phrase: CV
job opening
mane
English translation:CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Explanation:
That's what it is in British English.
In US English the most common term is: resume
Selected response from:

Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:02
Grading comment
thanks a lot
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +36CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Libero_Lang_Lab
5 +1Curriculum Vitae / Resumé
Christopher Crockett
3a ppersonal history
morrison


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +36
CV (Curriculum Vitae)


Explanation:
That's what it is in British English.
In US English the most common term is: resume

Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 102
Grading comment
thanks a lot

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Tovbin
1 min
agree  herve laurent
3 mins
agree  Simon Charass: 100%
7 mins
agree  Linda Young (X)
17 mins
agree  Isabelle Louis
28 mins
agree  writeaway
31 mins
agree  Chinoise
43 mins
agree  Marian Greenfield
47 mins
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont: for the US definitely: send your Resume :)
1 hr
agree  SALIMA MOALLA: yes that's definetly the right word for it
1 hr
agree  markmx
1 hr
agree  luskie
2 hrs
agree  Piotr Kurek
5 hrs
agree  Antonella Andreella (X)
6 hrs
agree  Francis MARC
6 hrs
agree  egj_translation
7 hrs
agree  jerrie
7 hrs
agree  kmreder (X): Yes, and a note about the usage of the two in US: resume is used more in business and CV in academia
8 hrs
agree  Mark Nathan
9 hrs
agree  Annike THIERRY
9 hrs
agree  houari: cv is used everywhere, resume is less formal than cv
10 hrs
agree  RHELLER: some people in US are not familiar with the term "CV"
11 hrs
agree  NancyLynn
12 hrs
agree  Linda Jarosiewicz
13 hrs
agree  Tharaa Hafez
13 hrs
agree  Therese Nichols
14 hrs
agree  Arthur Borges: Yes, I ve seen 3 spellings for resume: no accents marks, one accent mark on the last "e" and the French vrsion. which takes an accent on each "e" : That's America!
15 hrs
agree  marfus: kmreder's comment in important, and Mr Borges's pinpoints one pervasive conundrum [i tend to use double-accent version]
18 hrs
agree  tyamout (X): very correct
18 hrs
agree  Christopher Crockett: As noted, there really *does* need to be an accent on the final é, else one just has the verb "resume." As far as i can see there is no downside to being correct here. If one wanted to be both formal & informal, use both: "Cirrculum Vitae/Resumé"
18 hrs
agree  Teresa DelGiudice
19 hrs
agree  Richard Genest
19 hrs
agree  swani (X)
1 day 7 hrs
agree  French_Engl
1 day 23 hrs
agree  GerardP
2 days 18 hrs
agree  evelyn evans
4 days
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a ppersonal history


Explanation:
another referance.
"resume"is used today in France too,
So if you want it uniquely in English.

morrison
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Borges: Doable.
14 hrs
disagree  Christopher Crockett: CV = Both more and less than a "personal history": not a narrative, but a schematic summary of one's professional accomplishments.
17 hrs
  -> My reponse is one possibility,It might be according to which kind of situation�@he or she is going to use
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Curriculum Vitae / Resumé


Explanation:
As Dan Brennan suggests, "CV" stands for "Curriculum Vitae," Latin for "the Course of [one's] Life. And, as others have added, the French word "Résumé" [*WITH* accents on *BOTH* "e"s], which simply means "a summary," is in common usage in the U.S. for the same thing. Namely a summary sketch --not written in narrative form-- of one's background, experience, accomplishments, and, perhaps, interests.
Here's a few --among hundreds-- on the web :

http://www.nd.edu/~colldev/vita01.shtml

http://astron.berkeley.edu/~jdifran/prof/hcv.html

http://web.mit.edu/cheme/kdw-lab/people/dane/dane.html

Note that the same general form is followed in all of these and that, idealy, one lists things in the unusual order of "most recent thing or accomplishment first."

Generally speaking, "CV" should be avoided at the top of your page; use "Curriculum Vitae" or "Résumé" or even both (perhaps on different lines) : "Curriculum Vitae / Résumé"

Bon chance.

Christopher Crockett
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 444

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Svetlana Beloshapkina: yes, and also, the term CV is more often used in scientific and academic circles, whereas "resume" - in business and industrie
1 day 4 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search