Jan 31, 2002 09:34
22 yrs ago
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French term
leur appel
French to English
Law/Patents
IT (Information Technology)
IT
In a contract for the supply of software programs:
"les manuels énonçant les conditions auxquelles est assujetti l'emploi des Logiciels concernés et, le cas échéant, les modalités de leur appel par les instructions programmées de l'utilisateur."
I'm not clear what "leur" refers to here. Any ideas?
"les manuels énonçant les conditions auxquelles est assujetti l'emploi des Logiciels concernés et, le cas échéant, les modalités de leur appel par les instructions programmées de l'utilisateur."
I'm not clear what "leur" refers to here. Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | calling them up |
Gillian Hargreaves (X)
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| 4 +1 | their call modes |
DPolice
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| 5 | to call it |
Steven Geller
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| 5 | Moderator's note |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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| 4 +1 | the modalities of their being called up |
cheungmo
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| 5 | "leur" |
Marc Schumacher
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| 4 | their call |
Kenji Otomo
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| 4 | their call modes, in IT |
Parrot
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Proposed translations
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calling them up
Except, of course, that "leur" refers to "Logiciels", so we'd put "software" in the singular. How about "... the ways in which it(the software) can be called up using programmed user instructions."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Gillian (and everyone else)
Mary"
8 mins
Kenji Otomo
Spain
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Hay que roelo
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their call
It is refering to something in plural, so the translation has to be "their".
26 mins
their call modes, in IT
for the phrase "les modalités de leur appel"
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Steven Geller
: modalities means terms and conditions here
12 mins
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| agree |
ZOLTÁN PARRAGH
2 hrs
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+1
35 mins
their call modes
If you wish to keep the plural "leur" "logiciels" should be translated as "applications", "program(me)s".
In French "logiciel" is not a collective noun. Un logiciel, des logiciels."
In French "logiciel" is not a collective noun. Un logiciel, des logiciels."
Reference:
36 mins
Steven Geller
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to call it
"les manuels énonçant les conditions auxquelles est assujetti l'emploi des Logiciels concernés et, le cas échéant, les modalités de leur appel par les instructions programmées de l'utilisateur."
"the manuals outlining the conditions that use of the software are subject to, and, where applicable, the terms and conditions for the user's programmed instuctions to call it.
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Hey, I didn\'t write this shit, I just translated it !
"the manuals outlining the conditions that use of the software are subject to, and, where applicable, the terms and conditions for the user's programmed instuctions to call it.
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Note added at 2002-01-31 10:11:49 (GMT)
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Hey, I didn\'t write this shit, I just translated it !
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: ...with my moderator's hat on... ahem... please keep your remarks, er, moderate in nature.
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My comments are moderate.
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Psychologist, Court-certified legal
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Works in: French to English
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Moderator's note
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Moderator French>English
I'm no prude, but what is acceptable as everyday familiar language off-site, is not necessarily acceptable here.
Do all continue making your quality contributions, but try to refrain from making remarks of a derogatory nature in vulgar terms. We all know what it's liek to have poor quality originals, badly written texts and so on. But please let's keep these pages as clean as possible!
Cheers to you all.
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Moderator French>English
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the modalities of their being called up
The "leur" refers to the software.
Users can write up software, applets, or macros that call up instructions in the software concerned. The text is saying that the instruction manuals must state [not only] the conditions under which the software can be used but also, when it occurs, the modalities (conditions) under and by which the software can be called up by the user.
Users can write up software, applets, or macros that call up instructions in the software concerned. The text is saying that the instruction manuals must state [not only] the conditions under which the software can be used but also, when it occurs, the modalities (conditions) under and by which the software can be called up by the user.
5 hrs
Marc Schumacher
United States
United States
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"leur"
"Leur" refers to the software.
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