Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

(née) de ses oeuvres légitimes avec la citoyenne SV.

English translation:

(born) of his legitimate relationship with citizen SV.

Added to glossary by Wendy Cummings
Apr 25, 2007 09:37
17 yrs ago
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French term

(née) de ses oeuvres légitimes avec la citoyenne SV.

French to English Law/Patents Law (general) civil status
A Haitian birth certificate:

Lequel nous a présenté un enfant du sexe féminin qu'il nous a déclaré etre sa fille légitime née le 1984 à 5h00 de l'après-midi de ses oeuvres légitimes avec la citoyenne SV.

Does this mean they were married?

Thanks

Discussion

Wendy Cummings (asker) Apr 25, 2007:
Not wanting to omit it, despite the redundancy, would you put "born of his marriage with...", "his legal relationship with"...or something else?
Gliron (X) Apr 25, 2007:
D'accord avec BusterK
BusterK Apr 25, 2007:
Indeed, which is somewhat redundant with "fille légitime"

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(born) of his legitimate relationship with citizen SV.

I would say
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lawful relationship

pour garder l'humour de "relations légitimes", en transposant: lawful est assez peu approprié au contexte, mais traduit le côté volontaire pesant de l'expression française.
C'est une suggestion, rien de sûr.

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Note added at 25 minutes (2007-04-25 10:03:00 GMT)
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born of... , ou child of...

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Note added at 27 minutes (2007-04-25 10:05:29 GMT)
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oups: le côté volontaireMENT pesant...

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Note added at 29 minutes (2007-04-25 10:07:07 GMT)
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Mieux peut-être:

born of his legitimate intercourse with...
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agree BusterK
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