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nous

English translation: the undersigned, So and So, title.....

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French term or phrase:nous
English translation:the undersigned, So and So, title.....
Entered by: CLS Lexi-tech

06:41 Mar 16, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
French term or phrase: nous
Aprs constatation, Nous, XXX, Echevin dlgu, Officier de l'Etat Civil de la Commune de Y, dressons l'acte de naissance de ...
eEurydice
the undersigned, So and So, title.....
Explanation:
draws up the birth certificate of ...

dresser un acte = draw up a deed
http://www.granddictionnaire.com/_fs_global_01.htm

This is how I would translate a certificate

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Paola L M
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CLS Lexi-tech
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Summary of answers provided
nawe
LAC
naWe
Sébastien St-François (X)
nawe
Gokhan SARPKAYA
naWe
Albert Golub
nathe undersigned, So and So, title.....
CLS Lexi-tech
nawe
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
naI would vote for "I"
Fuad Yahya


  

Answers


4 mins
we


Explanation:
I think it is the "royal we" (as in kings and queens don't say 'I' but 'we' when refering to themselves)... but you might be better off using the first person singular (I)...

LAC
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4 mins
We


Explanation:
This is a personal pronoun, representing the party to the contract.

Sébastien St-François (X)
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18 mins
we


Explanation:
Was it serious?.. 8-))

Gokhan SARPKAYA
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24 mins
We


Explanation:
like in we, the prefect of X decide that
robert and collins (last entry)

Albert Golub
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30 mins
the undersigned, So and So, title.....


Explanation:
draws up the birth certificate of ...

dresser un acte = draw up a deed
http://www.granddictionnaire.com/_fs_global_01.htm

This is how I would translate a certificate

Cheers

Paola L M


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2 hrs
we


Explanation:
First things first.
ECHEVIN = councillor (see GRAND DICTIONNAIRE)

OFFICIER DE L'ETAT CIVIL = registrar of births, marriages and deaths (UK) (see Eurodicautom)

Your sentence has both, so one possible solution is that there are two different people oficiating here, the councillor and the deputy registrar. If so, then it is "we" - which is confirmed by the verb form ending in "-ons" - although the "et" is lacking. A further possibility is that it is the one and same person, in which case, I go with the royal we type suggestion in a previous answer. The person or persons is/are representing the state and are not signing, attesting to anything in a personal or private capacity. This dissassociation is indicated in such events by "we". Result? As I understand it, it's gotta be "we" in either case!



    Eurodicautom, Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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2 hrs
I would vote for "I"


Explanation:
Certainly, both "we" and "I" (as well as "us" and "me")are used in English in reference to a singular speaker, depending on the context.

In the present context, especially with the phrases that follow, "Echevin délégué, Officier de l'Etat Civil de la Commune de Y," the plural creates a rather harsh-sounding clash, a needless inconsistency. That is how it sounds to me. I would prefer "I" to ease out that dissonance.

Fuad


    A personal preference
Fuad Yahya
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