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English translation: cleansing, development & management of the Mediterranean by the Basin countries themselves

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French term or phrase:	auto épuration
English translation:	cleansing, development & management of the Mediterranean by the Basin countries themselves
Entered by:	laenai

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22:13 Oct 7, 2007

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French term or phrase: auto épuration

Hi all,

This is from a text on Tunisia and is the first sentence in the document. I am not very happy with the use of 'self' three times here to be followed by an object and I can't seem to fit in the idea of 'epuration' with the rest of the sentence.

"AUTO EPURATION, AUTO VALORISATION ET AUTO GESTION DE L'ESPACE MEDITERRANEEN PAR LES PAYS RIVERAINS"

Any ideas welcome.

laenai KudoZ activity Questions: 62 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 42 United Kingdom
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cleansing, development & management of the Mediterranean by the seafront countries themselves

Explanation:
Without reading the article, it's difficult. "Self-cleansing" would be by the sea itself, while in the title it seems to apply to the Mediterranean Basin countries (they must do everything themselves). Otherwise, I would have stuck to the style in French (which usually abhors repetition, whereas English doesn't). Hope this helps!

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Local time: 23:44

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Thank you - I went with 'Basin' countries as you suggested in your answer
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cleansing, development & management of the Mediterranean by the seafront countries themselves

Gabrielle Leyden

water quality protection

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water quality protection

Explanation:
is how the French seem to be getting away with it as a buzzword. However, take note that "auto-épuration" is technically a natural process:

Reference: http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00009131/en/
Reference: http://www.unige.ch/supprem/glossary/show_definitions.php?mo...

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cleansing, development & management of the Mediterranean by the seafront countries themselves

Gabrielle Leyden
Local time: 23:44
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Thank you - I went with 'Basin' countries as you suggested in your answer

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Oct 7, 2007 - Changes made by Emanuela Galdelli:
Term asked	AUTO EPURATION => auto épuration

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