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dresser

English translation: drawn up

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French term or phrase:dresser
English translation:drawn up
Entered by: suezen

04:40 Apr 13, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
French term or phrase: dresser
Une délégation de la Commission Migrations de Caritas Europa a rendu visite à la région MONA en mars 2005. Des perspectives de collaborations ont été dressées pour y développer le travail sur les migrations :

Can "dresser" also mean "aborder"?
Kathryn McFarland
drawn up
Explanation:
for example
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suezen
Local time: 11:17
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Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6drawn up
suezen
4 +1to raise /to propose
Carmen Schultz
4 +1to establish
Jocelyne S
4identified/listed
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
drawn up


Explanation:
for example

suezen
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Walls
25 mins
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agree  Gwac
1 hr
  -> thanks Garry

agree  eileengreen
2 hrs
  -> thanks Eileen

agree  adelinea
2 hrs
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agree  Karen Stokes
3 hrs
  -> thanks Karen

agree  Sandra C.
9 hrs
  -> thanks Sandra :-)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to raise /to propose


Explanation:
Perspectives for collaborating were raised/proposed so as to...

Can also mean to draft or proposed

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-04-13 04:51:03 GMT)
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\"to raise\" as in to put forward for consideration (as in to raise an issue...)[Source: Websters II New College Dictionary]

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miguel Falquez-Certain
7 hrs
  -> merci bien
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to establish


Explanation:
were established

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 11:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
5 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
identified/listed


Explanation:
literally it means that a list of prospects was drawn up. The bormal expression is "dresser une liste" but here it has been slightly telescoped

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Note added at 2005-04-13 06:53:48 (GMT)
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Normal (not \"bormal\")!

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 11:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 184
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