Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Association sociale de bienfaisance et de sauvegarde
English translation:
a charitable (public) welfare association
Added to glossary by
Joy Gehner
May 12, 2006 14:16
18 yrs ago
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French term
Association sociale de bienfaisance et de sauvegarde
French to English
Other
Names (personal, company)
associations
Unable to find translation of complete title of such an association (domiciled in France). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | a charitable (public) welfare association |
Joy Gehner
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| 3 | a try |
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| 3 | charity and security social association |
nnaemeka Odimegwu
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Proposed translations
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Joy Gehner
United States
United States
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business, marketing - catchy & precise
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
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a charitable (public) welfare association
"Sauvegarde" has to do with welfare, not safety, here. In this case I think it's misleading to try including all the terms from the source phrase - the full idea is captured with this simple expression in English. (Include "public" or not - depending on context.)
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Comment: "Thanks. I feel this summed things up the best way possible.
Thanks also for all other answers provided."
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IC --
Works in field
a try
Social Welfare and Security Association
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-05-12 14:32:38 GMT)
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It should be a KIND of associations. Not an association.
There are many private associations do social welfares activities.
So, it should be more of :
The Association of nature in social supports such as welfares and (social) security...
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-05-12 14:32:38 GMT)
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It should be a KIND of associations. Not an association.
There are many private associations do social welfares activities.
So, it should be more of :
The Association of nature in social supports such as welfares and (social) security...
Note from asker:
| Thanks and yes, we are talking about the kind of association and not the actual name of the association itself. |
| Sorry, to further elaborate: as "non-profit organisation" would be the euivalent of "association sans but lucratif" |
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nnaemeka Odimegwu
Nigeria
Nigeria
Native in English
Nigeria
original translations
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French
charity and security social association
It doesn't look as if this association has a presence on the net. tired of disturbing google.fr
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