Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
affidavit
Japanese translation:
宣誓供述書; 宣誓書
Added to glossary by
jsl (X)
Sep 16, 2002 13:26
24 yrs ago
English term
Trustworthy partner for the best quality
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
affidavit
English to Japanese
Marketing
With the power of XXX's cutting-edge capabilities:
・Provide affidavits for advertisers
・Provide affidavits for advertisers
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 5 +3 | 宣誓供述書; 宣誓書 |
jsl (X)
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| 1 | 供述書 |
Maynard Hogg
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Proposed translations
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宣誓供述書; 宣誓書
"written declaration made under oath" (WordNet)
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Note added at 2002-09-16 14:12:27 (GMT)
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Although I don\'t know whether it is customary to provide affidavits for advertisers, I don\'t think this is a metaphor for something else. I presume that it is just providing customer\'s rights.
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Note added at 2002-09-16 14:12:27 (GMT)
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Although I don\'t know whether it is customary to provide affidavits for advertisers, I don\'t think this is a metaphor for something else. I presume that it is just providing customer\'s rights.
Peer comment(s):
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Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
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| agree |
Yoko Emori
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Nobuo Kawamura
: Be careful! A large numebr of affidavits are made without oath and still called affidavits even by government offices.
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I've just given a dictionary definition. Your comment should be directed to WordNet.
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Comment: "ありがとうございました。確かに広告を流したという証明として提出するものと判断しました。"
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供述書
I was hard put to imagine advertisers and affidavit in the same context, so, reaching for straws, I asked Google for "Japanese" pages with both words. The meaningful one (below) of the two hits appears to relate to advertising campaigns involving contests.
"Winners will be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and a publicity release, where permitted by law, within fourteen (14)..."
Switching to "English" yields 4800 hits.
"Winners will be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and a publicity release, where permitted by law, within fourteen (14)..."
Switching to "English" yields 4800 hits.
Discussion
Is it customary to actually provide affidavits to advertisers ? Should the sentence be translated literally ? Or is this a metaphor that suggests something else ?