Jun 27, 2003 05:36
21 yrs ago
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French term
faire état de la qualité
French to English
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Found this on a letter from the "Ordre des Médecins":
J'ai le plaisir de vous notifier ci-dessous la décision qui vient d'être prononcée à votre égard par le Conseil de l'Ordre :
Vu la demande présentée par le Docteur XYZ, en date du 22/11/1991, ladite demande tendant à obtenir le droit de faire état de la qualité de médecin spécialiste qualifié en chirurgie générale
J'ai le plaisir de vous notifier ci-dessous la décision qui vient d'être prononcée à votre égard par le Conseil de l'Ordre :
Vu la demande présentée par le Docteur XYZ, en date du 22/11/1991, ladite demande tendant à obtenir le droit de faire état de la qualité de médecin spécialiste qualifié en chirurgie générale
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | ... to declare himself to be a specialist practioner fully qualified in.... |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 +1 | state/declare/report the quality of |
Rowan Morrell
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| 3 | condition of quality |
Сергей Лузан
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Proposed translations
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27 mins
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... to declare himself to be a specialist practioner fully qualified in....
in this case "faire état" means indeed to state or to declare. The "faux ami" is "qualité". It has nothing to do with quality as such but refers to his capacity or competence in this case.
The doctor is simply requesting official permission to use the title of "surgeon"
The doctor is simply requesting official permission to use the title of "surgeon"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks - MMPB
What do you think about "to hold himself out as being"?
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11 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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202
state/declare/report the quality of
"Faire état de" means to state, report or (maybe in this context) declare. So, here it means stating (or maybe making a statement on) the quality of specialist qualified in general surgery.
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Note added at 2003-06-27 06:09:14 (GMT)
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Oops! I should have checked about \"qualité\". You should give the points to CMJ here, really, because he got the whole thing right, whereas I stuffed up on the last bit. Very sorry about that.
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Note added at 2003-06-27 06:09:14 (GMT)
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Oops! I should have checked about \"qualité\". You should give the points to CMJ here, really, because he got the whole thing right, whereas I stuffed up on the last bit. Very sorry about that.
Peer comment(s):
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Gayle Wallimann
: Needs another term for the first use of quality.
22 mins
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Absolutely right. Something like "capacity" would be more appropriate. But CMJ_Trans has nailed it, I think, and if I were the asker, I'd be giving him the points. I certainly don't deserve them after such a silly mistake!
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| agree |
CMJ_Trans (X)
: honoured, I'm sure!!
32 mins
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No worries. Your answer is the most accurate, in my view, and that's why it should win here. I got half of it right, but you got all of it right!
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26 mins
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
condition of quality
as well. Good luck, MMPB!
Re.: 31. World-wide French Dictionary (Fawcet)
Re.: 31. World-wide French Dictionary (Fawcet)
Peer comment(s):
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Gayle Wallimann
: It's not the doctor's condition, it's his profession. The use of condition relates more to a state of being, or a circumstance.
9 mins
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"capacity", Gayle Wallimann, you're right.
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