s'approprier

English translation: familiarize oneself with

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French term or phrase:	s'approprier
English translation:	familiarize oneself with
Entered by:	Stephanie Mitchel

14:45 Dec 21, 2005

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / office software

French term or phrase: s'approprier

This memo provides the steps for setting up a new planning/budgeting software application among employees at a major French auto maker. I am not certain about the use of 's'approprier' here, and have not found a suitable defintion among the glossary entries. Does it mean to adapt the application to their needs, to master its use, or something else? (Or do you need more context?) Thanks!

"- Dès janvier vous pourrez accéder au nouveau e-planicom (version test) afin de vous approprier l’outil et de nous remonter vos remarques en contactant la Hotline (le N° vous sera communiqué en janvier)."

Stephanie Mitchel KudoZ activity Questions: 1587 (6 open) (3 without valid answers) (39 closed without grading) Answers: 164 United States
Local time: 20:18

familiarize yourself with

Explanation:
same idea as suezen's - just another way to say it

Selected response from:

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 20:18

Grading comment

thanks and merry christmas!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +7

familiarize yourself with

Enza Longo

3 +4

try it out/become comfortable with .../use

suezen

to become accustomed to

MatthewLaSon

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

try it out/become comfortable with .../use

Explanation:
I think they just mean to get used to it

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-12-21 14:51:51 GMT)
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get used to its different functions

suezen
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

familiarize yourself with

Explanation:
same idea as suezen's - just another way to say it

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 20:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

thanks and merry christmas!

3 days 8 hrs confidence:

to become accustomed to

Explanation:
Hello,

Here, the meaning best corresponds to the idea of "s'adapter à" .

Also, a context-appropriate word is always essential, even though a word may be correct semantically, but not contextually.

Good luck on this translation.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 20:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

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