Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
appellation de confiance
English translation:
hallmark of confidence
Added to glossary by
Michael GREEN
Sep 4, 2008 13:31
15 yrs ago
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French term
France
appellation de confiance
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Other
Heating/Airconditioning
"Qualipac est une ***appellation de confiance*** créée par l’AFPAC en 2007 avec le soutien de l’ADEME et d’EDF."
This refers to a type of quality label granted to qualified heating engineers etc. The term appears to be specific to this industry, and I can't find any equivalent in English.
I'm tempted to steal a term from another field and use "designation of confidence", but this could be misleading.
Any ideas please ?
This refers to a type of quality label granted to qualified heating engineers etc. The term appears to be specific to this industry, and I can't find any equivalent in English.
I'm tempted to steal a term from another field and use "designation of confidence", but this could be misleading.
Any ideas please ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | seal of approval |
John Peterson
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| 4 | mark/symbol of trust |
Elizabeth Slaney
|
| 4 | trusted designation |
rkillings
|
| 3 | trade name |
mimi 254
|
Proposed translations
+2
3 mins
John Peterson
Native in English
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
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seal of approval
which would encompass confidence-related issues
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-09-04 13:35:09 GMT)
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or hallmark of confidence
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-09-04 13:35:09 GMT)
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or hallmark of confidence
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Comment: "Thank you John, and the other contributors: difficult to choose between your two suggestions, but in this case I'm going for "Hallmark of confidence", because it specifically expresses the idea of customer confidence in the engineer who has obtained it. "
45 mins
trade name
simply
1 hr
Elizabeth Slaney
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
Love a challenge, cope with pressure!
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
mark/symbol of trust
This covers perhaps the reliability of the engineers?
5 hrs
trusted designation
The designee has little interest in calling it a trade or service mark because if it is, it will belong to the entity that accords the designation.
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