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comment vous, cacher que

English translation: you should be aware that

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French term or phrase:comment vous cacher que
English translation:you should be aware that
Entered by: Sophie Raimondo

19:08 Dec 1, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
French term or phrase: comment vous, cacher que
Can anyone help me make this out it is from a letter from a lawyer on behalf of an Iraqi company to a company who have breached their contract by not paying the full amount for goods received. Sorry about the long quote but I thought you may need to get the threatening tone of the text.

Are they just trying to let the other person know that two journalists are on trail of this story and they could therefore exposed or could it actually mean "cacher" to hide/conceal which would be a bit dodgy. I don't understand the bits in *'s at all! can anyone shed any light??
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Enfin, **comment vous, cacher que** deux journalistes (l’un français, l’autre américain que je connais pour l’avoir fréquenté dans le PLACE dans une maison appartenant a X, conseiller des présidents Bush) sont sur la piste de cette affaire qui se déroule durant l’unique embargo des Nations unies, ce qui compromettrait des hommes politiques connus (ou inconnus) ainsi que COUNTRY et COUNTRY en tant qu’Etats opposés a l’invasion de l’Iraq par les Etats-Unis, si vous contraigniez NAME à lier le contentieux publiquement.
Sonya Mountford-Jones
Local time: 22:22
Be aware that/You might want to know that
Explanation:
Comment vous cacher...
I think they meant "Nous ne vous cacherons pas que"...
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Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 14:22
Grading comment
I must be getting tired - been up since six and working late all week (yawn), it's quite obvious really isn't it. I've gone for "you should be aware that...". Thanks a million :)
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Summary of answers provided
3Be aware that/You might want to know that
Sophie Raimondo
3how can I conceal from you
Clare Macnamara


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Be aware that/You might want to know that


Explanation:
Comment vous cacher...
I think they meant "Nous ne vous cacherons pas que"...

Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 14:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I must be getting tired - been up since six and working late all week (yawn), it's quite obvious really isn't it. I've gone for "you should be aware that...". Thanks a million :)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
how can I conceal from you


Explanation:
Could it be that the comma after 'comment vous' shouldn't be there? Then I guess it would mean 'How can I conceal from you (the fact that or whatever). Not 100% sure here, just a possibility.

Good luck, heavy stuff this!

Clare Macnamara
Local time: 23:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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