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French translation: entamer une procédure

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English term or phrase:launch a lawsuit
French translation:entamer une procédure
Entered by: Julia Gal

08:18 Oct 2, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: launch
His widow buried him in a protestant cemetery, then launched a lawsuit against the bishop.
marie greenslade
entamer une procédure
Explanation:
Sa veuve.... avant d'entamer une procédure judiciaire (ou des poursuites) contre l'évèque !
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Julia Gal
Local time: 03:03
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4entamer (une procédure judiciaire)
Maya Jurt
5entamer une procédure
Julia Gal
4traduit en justice, entamer des poursuites judiciaires contre lui
yacine
4lancer
Abu Amaal (X)
4Bravo, Marie-Julia!
Maya Jurt


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
entamer (une procédure judiciaire)


Explanation:
Sa veuve l'a fait enterrer (she certainly did not do it with her own hands) dans un cimetière protestant et a ensuite entamé une procédure judiciaire contre l'évèque.

HTH

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 03:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 491
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The parenthetical remark was uncalled for

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agree  mckinnc
2 mins
agree  Didier LONGUEVILLE
15 mins
agree  Giselle Chaumien: Yes, right!
2 hrs
agree  dmwray
2 days 6 hrs
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Comment: The parenthetical remark was uncalled for

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
entamer une procédure


Explanation:
Sa veuve.... avant d'entamer une procédure judiciaire (ou des poursuites) contre l'évèque !

Julia Gal
Local time: 03:03
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traduit en justice, entamer des poursuites judiciaires contre lui


Explanation:
good luck
yacine


yacine
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lancer


Explanation:
So why not just "lançait une procédure ..."?

Same idiom, same meaning ...

Abu Amaal (X)
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the verb tense mainly
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Comment: the verb tense mainly

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Bravo, Marie-Julia!


Explanation:
*

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 03:03
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