https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/law-patents/157403-x-se-d%E9gage-de-toute-responsabilit%E9.html
This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. French to English

X se dégage de toute responsabilité

English translation: declines any (and all) liability

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:X se dégage de toute responsabilité
English translation:declines any (and all) liability
Entered by: Steven Geller

15:15 Mar 3, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents / contract, business
French term or phrase: X se dégage de toute responsabilité
Terms and conditions of sale for on-line shop
PJO
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:45
declines any (and all) liability
Explanation:
.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-03-03 15:48:32 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Here are some examples...

Animal Health -
... and indications approved by the competent national authorities. Novartis Animal Health
declines any liability for problems arising from any use of its products ...
www.ah.novartis.com/products.html

Fortis Bank - Information Banking - Disclaimer - [ Traduire cette page ]
... websites. Fortis Bank has not reviewed these and declines any liability for any information
or materials posted on any of the sites linked to this Website. By ...
www.informationbanking.fortisbank.com/ibb/bhintda1.nsf/main... Disclaimer.html

Alitalia - Minisito United Kingdom & Ireland - [ Traduire cette page ]
... connected or linked to it in any other way. In addition, Alitalia declines any liability
arising out of any third party\'s fraudulent use of Alitalia\'s Web-Site ...
www.alitalia.co.uk/disclai.html


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-03-03 16:23:05 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

or

SHALL BEAR NO LIABILITY
Selected response from:

Steven Geller
Local time: 07:45
Grading comment
Very useful - thanks for helping
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3denies any liability for...
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
5 -1X waives any and all liability
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4X shall be held harmless from any liability
Marian Greenfield
4hold harmless
ALI DJEBLI
4declines any (and all) liability
Steven Geller
4X won't be held liable (responsible) for or X denies any liability(responsibility)..
GILLES MEUNIER
4X frees itself of any responsability
Olivier Roland
2shall not be held responsible / liable for
LHMP


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
X waives any and all liability


Explanation:
That's it

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Marian Greenfield: Jane, don't you think that waive is for rights, rather than liability? se dégage is more refuse, does not accept, etc., no?
1 min
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
X shall be held harmless from any liability


Explanation:
Not sure whether <se dégage> can be turned around this way, but can't think of any other way to express it in English

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1518
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
denies any liability for...


Explanation:
Although they cannot in fact deny all liability, try hard as they might to do so. Wouldn't it be great to be able to do anything at all, and never be held to account for it?!

Cf. UCTA (Unfair Contract Terms Act) and the like.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4638

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierre POUSSIN
2 hrs
agree  zaphod
3 hrs
agree  Sam D (X)
6 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hold harmless


Explanation:
"Hold harmless" is an American expression used when a claim has been paid but their is a possibility of the claim being put forward a second time legitimately by another party. By the term the assured agrees to "hold harmless" the insurer in such an eventuality. That is, the assured agrees to refund to the insurer the claim paid.
GDT.

ALI DJEBLI
United States
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 79
Grading comment
UK English needed but thanks.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)
The asker has declined this answer
Comment: UK English needed but thanks.

12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
declines any (and all) liability


Explanation:
.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-03-03 15:48:32 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Here are some examples...

Animal Health -
... and indications approved by the competent national authorities. Novartis Animal Health
declines any liability for problems arising from any use of its products ...
www.ah.novartis.com/products.html

Fortis Bank - Information Banking - Disclaimer - [ Traduire cette page ]
... websites. Fortis Bank has not reviewed these and declines any liability for any information
or materials posted on any of the sites linked to this Website. By ...
www.informationbanking.fortisbank.com/ibb/bhintda1.nsf/main... Disclaimer.html

Alitalia - Minisito United Kingdom & Ireland - [ Traduire cette page ]
... connected or linked to it in any other way. In addition, Alitalia declines any liability
arising out of any third party\'s fraudulent use of Alitalia\'s Web-Site ...
www.alitalia.co.uk/disclai.html


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-03-03 16:23:05 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

or

SHALL BEAR NO LIABILITY

Steven Geller
Local time: 07:45
PRO pts in pair: 1246
Grading comment
Very useful - thanks for helping
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
X won't be held liable (responsible) for or X denies any liability(responsibility)..


Explanation:
that's it!

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2506

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: "won't" is not formal enough for legal contexts and "shall" is the preferred form.
17 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
X frees itself of any responsability


Explanation:
Its logical and straight forward.
responsible = liability

Olivier Roland
France
Local time: 07:45
PRO pts in pair: 33
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
shall not be held responsible / liable for


Explanation:
similar to the othres but i like the sound better

LHMP
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 12
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)
The asker has declined this answer



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations