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20:52 Dec 18, 2011

French to English translations [PRO]
Other / Title of an organization

French term or phrase: oeuvre

I couldn't figure out what category to put this in...

It's the title of a charitable organization, called "Oeuvre _______" (the second part is just a person's last name, I believe). In the document I'm translated it's just listed as one of the participants in a conference, so no other context to provide.

The translation of oeuvre into work doesn't really seem to fit, so I was wondering if anyone had seen this format before for the name of an organization. I looked at their website and part of their goal is to create a foundation, so I can't use that term. It's not clear whether they have non-profit status or not.

Has anyone come across this term before and have suggestions on how to translate it?

Thanks so much.

Dianajoy KudoZ activity Questions: 9 (1 open) Answers: 3 France
Local time: 08:07

English translation:Oeuvre

Explanation:
From your description, it soundslike the official name of a charity organization. I would leave it in French "Oeuvre XXXXX YYYYYY." I might consider providing a translation within brackets: ["XXXXX YYYYYY Charity organization."]

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Marco Solinas
Local time: 23:07

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Oeuvre

Marco Solinas

[charity] programme

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz

Mission ____ (person's last name)

MatthewLaSon

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

5 mins confidence:

[charity] programme

Explanation:
I see "oeuvre" as having the same meaning as in "oeuvre caritative", which I would usually translate as "charity work". Since you prefer not to use "work", I suggest using "Programme" or "Charity Programme".

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Oeuvre

Marco Solinas
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: I was tempted not to translate but seemed like a bit of a cop out - but with so many votes for leaving as is, I'm willing to go with that. Thanks!

48 mins confidence:

Mission ____ (person's last name)

Explanation:
Hello,

Not necessarily affiliated with a religious, but often is.

œuvre = mission (here, imho)

As already suggested, you could leave it untranslated, I suppose, but I don't know why you couldn't translate it.

The Mission of Our Lady of the Angels establishes a Catholic presence in the Humboldt Park area on Chicago's west side. This area presently is one of the

http://www.missionola.com/

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 02:07
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 64

Notes to answerer

Asker: I was tempted to put mission but it didn't feel quite right (maybe because of the religious connotation which is predominant).

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