Jul 20, 2011 18:35
13 yrs ago
French term

monter des mensonges

French to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters used in a legal document
I think this could just mean spreading lies, but it is in a legal document and I wanted to make sure there wasn't some very specific meaning of the use of "monter" here.

Context:

"Du vivant de [NAME] et [NAME], la cohabitation est sans heurts. Chacun exploite son fonds sans aucun empiètement de part et d'autre,

Il en sera de même du vivant de leurs fils respectifs [NAME] et [NAME].

Seulement à la mort du premier, le second commence à nourrir des ambitions sur le fonds de la veuve [CLAN NAME] du nom [NAME] et de ses enfants,

Il leur propose à plusieurs reprises de leur acheter mais ceux-ci refusent net,

Il commence à **monter des mensonges** présentant [NAME] et ses descendants comme ses superficiaires,

Il va jusqu'à leur demander de vider les lieux au prétexte qu'ils ne lui auraient pas versé les pots de bière annuels, ceci en vertu de leur statut de superficiaire, prétend-il."
Change log

Jul 20, 2011 20:25: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" , "Field (write-in)" from "Legal document regarding land ownership" to "used in a legal document "

Discussion

Roberta Beyer (asker) Jul 20, 2011:
I translated that part as "buy them out" which fits fine with the context, but you're right, overall this isn't the most formal of texts and is rather poorly written and therefore QUITE frustrating. I am about to post another one...
Mehdi Caps Jul 20, 2011:
On a side note 'Il leur propose à plusieurs reprises de LE leur acheter mais ceux-ci refusent net.'

Someone at some point forgot that word. This part is not formal at all, so this could simply be a (very common) grammar mistake. Le = le fonds (de la veuve).

Proposed translations

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fabricate lies

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Peer comment(s):

agree Saro Nova : sounds best here as this is not a purely legal text, but a narrative
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agree piazza d
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agree Mehdi Caps
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agree Laurette Tassin
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compile false claims/false statements

perjury
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make false statements/allegations

this would be an alternative if you needed to be a little "neutral" about using "lies"
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