Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
extérieur à la chose endommagée
English translation:
external to the damaged thing
Added to glossary by
Wendy Cummings
Nov 30, 2009 16:30
14 yrs ago
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French term
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extérieur à la chose endommagée
French to English
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Insurance
Definition of the word "accident" in an insurance policy:
Un événement soudain, imprévu et extérieur à la victime ou à la chose endommagée, constituant la cause d'une atteinte corporelle à un être vivant ou d'une détérioration d'une chose ou substance.
If it just said "extérieur à la victime", I would have thought it meant "beyond the victim´s control", but with the additional phrase, i´m not sure. Perhaps "not caused by"?
Would appreciate opinions!
Wendy
Un événement soudain, imprévu et extérieur à la victime ou à la chose endommagée, constituant la cause d'une atteinte corporelle à un être vivant ou d'une détérioration d'une chose ou substance.
If it just said "extérieur à la victime", I would have thought it meant "beyond the victim´s control", but with the additional phrase, i´m not sure. Perhaps "not caused by"?
Would appreciate opinions!
Wendy
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | external to the damaged thing |
cynthiatesser
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| 3 +2 | unrelated to that which has been damaged |
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Proposed translations
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cynthiatesser
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external to the damaged thing
It means that it is something that comes from outside, it does not happen within the person or thing, i.e., it is not a heart attack or a break failure which are events happening from "the inside". I don't know if my translation sounds ok in English. Wait for better ones.
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brake failure, of course
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Thank you. I'm quite sure it means "caused by / due to external circumstances", that is, caused by something else than the thing itself.
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brake failure, of course
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Thank you. I'm quite sure it means "caused by / due to external circumstances", that is, caused by something else than the thing itself.
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Comment: "Went with this answer because i'm still not convinced of the exact meaning, so this sticks a little closer to the original but could still be open to interpretation."
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French term (edited):
extérieur à la chose endommagée
unrelated to that which has been damaged
Hello,
That's how I read.
extérieur à = unrelated to
chose endommagée = that which has been damaged (I personally don't like "damaged thing" here in English)
I hope this helps.
That's how I read.
extérieur à = unrelated to
chose endommagée = that which has been damaged (I personally don't like "damaged thing" here in English)
I hope this helps.
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Nathalie Scharf
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Chris Hall
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Thank you, Chris! I appreciate it.
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