Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
(elles) sont mues
English translation:
are driven by / are fuelled by / are motivated by
Added to glossary by
Jocelyne S
Mar 6, 2007 14:07
17 yrs ago
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French term
France
(elles) sont mues
French to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
UN and indigenous peoples
Your thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated...
Jugées indispensables au bon fonctionnement des conférences des Nations Unies consacrées aux droits des peuples autochtones, les activités du projet *sont mues* par une éthique de non ingérence, de service, d’impartialité, de réciprocité et d’égalité pour toutes et tous.
Many thanks in advance,
Jocelyne
Jugées indispensables au bon fonctionnement des conférences des Nations Unies consacrées aux droits des peuples autochtones, les activités du projet *sont mues* par une éthique de non ingérence, de service, d’impartialité, de réciprocité et d’égalité pour toutes et tous.
Many thanks in advance,
Jocelyne
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Helene Martin-Hernandez
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in French
United Kingdom
Quality is my priority
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
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are driven by
"Mu(e)" comes from the verb "mouvoir", in case it helps.
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Clare Forder
: yes - I was just about to enter this myself!
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Web-Trans UK
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CMJ_Trans (X)
: or "fuelled"
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kironne
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katsy
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Frank Foley
: or "motivated by".
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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AllegroTrans
: I like "motivated by"
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gabuss
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MatthewLaSon
: I'm not trying to split hairs here. We aren't dealing with the general simple present tense in passive voice here, but rather present progressive tense in passive voice. Put this sentence in active voice first: are prompting > are being prompted by
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xuebai
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B D Finch
: Yes, I think you are right, it is far more likely that a **û **would have been written as **u** than a **é** as **e**.
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No, the past participle of muer is mué, so it would be muée in this case. Here, we're talking about "mouvoir". cf leconjugueur.com
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much to all for your suggestions!"
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Johanne Benoit-Gallagher
Canada
Canada
Native in French
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English
Canada
Verification/localization specialist
Native in: English 
, French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
at the heart of the initiatives
I think it is ''mouvoir'' in a figurative sense, the essence of the activities. What is at the core (relating to ''indispensable'') and moves the project forward.
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jean-jacques alexandre
: I just saw your entry, after entering mine, w're on the same line
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have transformed into / have become
So the Petit Robert says.
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are being prompted by
Hello,
The project's activities are being prompted by...
I prefer "are being + past participle"
It just sounds more English to me in this context.
I hope this helps.
The project's activities are being prompted by...
I prefer "are being + past participle"
It just sounds more English to me in this context.
I hope this helps.
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jean-jacques alexandre
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
never lost in translation
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English
...are at the heart of the project
To pass the idea that the core values of the project are ..... I would turn the phrase around
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are motivated by
Yes, this has been suggested in comments and I think it fits best with the notion of values.
Discussion
The activities are ongoing. I had "are proprelled by", but wasn't happy. I think that Helene's or CMJ's suggestions below work well.
Thank you, Jocelyne