Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
approches de parade
English translation:
(elaboration of) counter measures
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Germaine A Hoston
Nov 12, 2008 23:30
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approches de parade
French to English
Social Sciences
International Org/Dev/Coop
humanitarian aid
The context is a paper presented at a conference on peace-keeping operations and humanitarian aid in the Southern African Defence and Security Management Network.
Here is the complete sentence:
"Elle {This paper] permet d’élaborer des approches de parade afférentes à toutes ces situations humanitaires prévalant présentement dans des Etats de la SADC."
It seems to me that a reasonable translation would be "fully elaborated approaches". What do you think?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Here is the complete sentence:
"Elle {This paper] permet d’élaborer des approches de parade afférentes à toutes ces situations humanitaires prévalant présentement dans des Etats de la SADC."
It seems to me that a reasonable translation would be "fully elaborated approaches". What do you think?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | (allows elaboration of) counter measures |
Semafoor
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| 4 +1 | (sets out the) countermeasures |
Rimas Balsys
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| 3 | (... to develop) approaches that respond (to all these humanitarian situations ...) |
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Proposed translations
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(allows elaboration of) counter measures
The approaches are not fully elaborated yet. The paper allows elaboration of such approaches, it does not promise full achievement of the process, however.
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(sets out the) countermeasures
I believe the operative phrase is "permet d’élaborer des approches de parade ". As we all know, 'permet de' is a common, largely superfluous addition in French and is usually ignored when translating into English. And although "parade" can have diametrically opposed connotation in French, I agree that in this case it is used in the sense of countermeasures.
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(... to develop) approaches that respond (to all these humanitarian situations ...)
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/ga9952.doc.htm
http://www.un.org/News/fr-press/docs/2001/SGSM8016.doc.htm
In these UN references parade is translated by answer.
However, in more more conventional military jargon, parade contre une ménace is translated systematically as a RESPONSE to a THREAT.
In passing, ÉLABORER in this English context usually means DEVELOP
http://www.un.org/News/fr-press/docs/2001/SGSM8016.doc.htm
In these UN references parade is translated by answer.
However, in more more conventional military jargon, parade contre une ménace is translated systematically as a RESPONSE to a THREAT.
In passing, ÉLABORER in this English context usually means DEVELOP
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