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curtail

French translation: réduire

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English term or phrase:curtail
French translation:réduire
Entered by: HughDESS

10:55 Jan 15, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
/ Human Rights
English term or phrase: curtail
Concerning the Public Gathering Law, the government is believed to have intended it to CURTAIL and prevent pro-Intifadha demonstrations, ahead of the first anniversary of the Intifadha.
HughDESS
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:22
réduire et prévenir
Explanation:
Je crois qu'il faut prendre «prevent» à son sens premier de «prévention», ce qui est plus que limiter. Pour respecter la «manière française», on pourrait écrire «limiter, voire prévenir...»
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CGagnon
Grading comment
Oui, le sens premier de "prevent" enlève la contradiction apparente entre les deux termes et je conserverai la "manière" française. Bien vu. Merci beaucoup!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8limiter / restreindre
Madeleine van Zanten
5écourter, réduire, limiter, restreindre
ohlala (X)
4court-circuiter
Pierre POUSSIN
4réduire et prévenir
CGagnon


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
limiter / restreindre


Explanation:
none

Madeleine van Zanten
Switzerland
Local time: 11:22
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 204

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: restreindre
8 mins
agree  C Greene
18 mins
agree  Anne Amar
50 mins
agree  Guy Penet
1 hr
agree  sheila adrian (X): yes
3 hrs
agree  Lucien Marcelet: Hugues, if you know the meaning of curtail and of prevent you will know they are synonymous and are used together here to express emphasis
5 hrs
agree  Nicole Levesque
7 hrs
agree  & Associates (X)
11 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
écourter, réduire, limiter, restreindre


Explanation:
cutail : to reduce in degree or effect; limit..;
Longman dictionary

ohlala (X)
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 247
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
court-circuiter


Explanation:
in fact, to prevent any demonstration to happen.

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 11:22
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1497
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
réduire et prévenir


Explanation:
Je crois qu'il faut prendre «prevent» à son sens premier de «prévention», ce qui est plus que limiter. Pour respecter la «manière française», on pourrait écrire «limiter, voire prévenir...»

CGagnon
PRO pts in pair: 129
Grading comment
Oui, le sens premier de "prevent" enlève la contradiction apparente entre les deux termes et je conserverai la "manière" française. Bien vu. Merci beaucoup!
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