Jan 28, 2003 19:32
21 yrs ago
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French term
Chef de Division de la Fonction Publique Actif
French to English
Law/Patents
Monsieur le Chef de Division de la Fonction Publique Actif a [town name]
Again, in Congo-Zaire
Again, in Congo-Zaire
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Yolanda Broad
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Fren & Span to Eng, a ProZ Pro!
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
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Active Head of the Civil Service Division / Head of the Regular Civil Service Division
*Actif* is masculin, and so is *chef*; all the other nouns in the sentence are feminine. Hence, if *actif* is an adjective, the only noun can agree with is *chef*.
The one other hypothesis I can offer is that "actif" is a noun, and functions on the same principal as "l'armée d'active" "the regular army" (from the Oxford 3-in-1). In which case, you would get: Head of the Regular Civil Service Division.
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Note added at 2003-01-30 16:18:39 (GMT)
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I just looked at your question, and noticed the \"a\" which, I assume, should have an accent grave on it? If so, \"actif\" means: *working at/in* and he simply is the \"Head of the Civil Service Division for/of [name of town]--there would be no reason to include \"working at/in\" in the English
The one other hypothesis I can offer is that "actif" is a noun, and functions on the same principal as "l'armée d'active" "the regular army" (from the Oxford 3-in-1). In which case, you would get: Head of the Regular Civil Service Division.
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Note added at 2003-01-30 16:18:39 (GMT)
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I just looked at your question, and noticed the \"a\" which, I assume, should have an accent grave on it? If so, \"actif\" means: *working at/in* and he simply is the \"Head of the Civil Service Division for/of [name of town]--there would be no reason to include \"working at/in\" in the English
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Head of the Active Public Function Division
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Lanna Castellano
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sensus verborum est anima legis
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Head of the active Civil Service for [town]
actif in the sense of working, not in retirement, though it should be in the feminine
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cjohnstone
France
France
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English
France
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Sir and Head of Public Civil Service governing...town name
my African experience idea
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Note added at 2003-01-28 20:58:28 (GMT)
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or with due authority in (on) town\'s name
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Note added at 2003-01-28 20:58:28 (GMT)
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or with due authority in (on) town\'s name
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