Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
documents were read aloud to him, insofar as he had to be taken to them
French translation:
lorsque les documents lui furent lus à haute voix, il dut s’y référer
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Alexa Dubreuil
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English term
United Kingdom
Forensic attention to detail
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, French
he had to be taken to them
English to French
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Proceedings related to the Children act 1989 & Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985
"Having recited that the father gave evidence, it is right to record that his English is only adequate.
He needed time to read documents and, in fact, documents were read aloud to him, insofar as ***he had to be taken to them***. He needed assistance with some words, but happily seemed able to ask for assistance and be satisfied by the various explanations that counsel or I offered to him".
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He needed time to read documents and, in fact, documents were read aloud to him, insofar as ***he had to be taken to them***. He needed assistance with some words, but happily seemed able to ask for assistance and be satisfied by the various explanations that counsel or I offered to him".
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Merci d'avance
Change log
Aug 30, 2008 11:09: Alexa Dubreuil Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
22 mins
cristina estanislau
Works in field
Really devoted and persistent
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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18
dans la mesure où ils (documents) lui devaient être expliqúes
il fallait lui faire comprendre
+1
35 mins
il fallait qu'il les comprenne
ou "il fallait qu'il en comprenne le contenu"
1 hr
Germaine07
Native in French
Experienced translation proffesional
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
Related KudoZ points
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4
comme ils devraient (les documents) leur être porté (remis)
comme ils devraient (les documents) leur être porté (remis)
3 hrs
il a fallu lui expliquer
(le contenu des documents)
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Note added at 3 days1 hr (2007-04-30 17:06:52 GMT)
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dans ce cas je comprends parce qu'il fallait qu'il y fasse référence????
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Note added at 3 days1 hr (2007-04-30 17:06:52 GMT)
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dans ce cas je comprends parce qu'il fallait qu'il y fasse référence????
Discussion
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Réponse du client: "no - it means referred to them".
Je suis encore plus perplexe car je ne vois pas le rapport avec le début de la phrase. Est-ce plus clair pour vous ?