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alors que

English translation: inasmuch as/whereas/while/when

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French term or phrase:alors que
English translation:inasmuch as/whereas/while/when
Entered by: Dawn Montague

22:53 Jun 17, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
French term or phrase: alors que
I know that this normally means "when", but in the context of a list of grounds for appeal, this doesn't quite make sense to me:

Ex: alors que dans un litige portant sur les consequences de la violation par le concedant d'un contrat de concession exclusive, telle que....
Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 20:53
inasmuch as ,Whereas, while
Explanation:
According to the rest of the text one of them may be used (?)
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1964
Türkiye
Local time: 03:53
Grading comment
Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
nainasmuch as ,Whereas, while
1964
naWhile or Whilst
Kenji Otomo


  

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9 mins
inasmuch as ,Whereas, while


Explanation:
According to the rest of the text one of them may be used (?)

1964
Türkiye
Local time: 03:53
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in pair: 294
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
eurotransl (X): "whereas" is the correct form
14 mins
Nikki Scott-Despaigne: WHEREAS is right
2 hrs
Heathcliff: 'whereas' or 'inasmuch as' - not 'while'
2 hrs
Letspeak: whereas quite appropriate for this context
6 hrs
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13 mins
While or Whilst


Explanation:
Normally "alors" means "when" or "then" because it is used as a time particle in cases where the action took place in the past. "Alors que" is a time particle too, but it refers to an action that is still happening. So the right translation is "while" or "whilst".
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Kenji Otomo
Spain
Local time: 02:53
PRO pts in pair: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Heathcliff: not appropriate in legal use
2 hrs
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