Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
il s’agit de veiller à
English translation:
keep a close eye on
Added to glossary by
Yolanda Broad
Nov 11, 2002 12:56
21 yrs ago
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French term
Canada
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Works in: Swedish to English, French to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
il s’agit de veiller
French to English
Other
Government / Politics
Discussion of sanctions against Iran.
Il s’agit de veiller à l’application des sanctions unilatérales décidées par Washington à l’encontre de Téhéran
Il s’agit de veiller à l’application des sanctions unilatérales décidées par Washington à l’encontre de Téhéran
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Apr 16, 2005 10:51: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Energy / Power Generation" to "Government / Politics" , "Field (write-in)" from "Energy" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
+1
10 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
***It/this is about (closely) monitoring*** whether (and to what extent)...
...sanctions imposed on Iran by the US government (by Washington) are applied/implemented/put into practice.
My two eurocents...
Steffen :-)
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Note added at 2002-11-11 13:11:32 (GMT)
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Having had a look at the other contributions, I\'d like to comment that there are, potentially, two meanings to \"veiller\":
1. to see to sth., to ensure sth. (i.e. the applications of sanctions in this case) in the sense of (more) actively contributing to it
or
2. to (closely) monitor sth. (i.e. whether and to what extent sanctions are applied, which would be a less active approach).
Depends on your context which nuance you want to stress.
My two eurocents...
Steffen :-)
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Note added at 2002-11-11 13:11:32 (GMT)
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Having had a look at the other contributions, I\'d like to comment that there are, potentially, two meanings to \"veiller\":
1. to see to sth., to ensure sth. (i.e. the applications of sanctions in this case) in the sense of (more) actively contributing to it
or
2. to (closely) monitor sth. (i.e. whether and to what extent sanctions are applied, which would be a less active approach).
Depends on your context which nuance you want to stress.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I went with "ensure" as suggested by Colin M. & Bourthe, but it was your reference that helped me make the final decision, so I awarded the points to you.
Thanks for the discussion everyone! It was a difficult decision in terms of "points".
Cheers,
Paula"
+1
5 mins
the matter (in hand) is to ensure (the) compliance with the application of ...
ref. Termium:
Domaine(s)
– Peace-Keeping Operations
– Arms Control
Domaine(s)
– Opérations de maintien de
la paix
– Contrôle des armements
ensuring
compliance with
the Treaty Source
CORRECT
garanties de
l'application du
Traité Source CORRECT,
FÉM
veiller à l'application
du Traité
Domaine(s)
– Peace-Keeping Operations
– Arms Control
Domaine(s)
– Opérations de maintien de
la paix
– Contrôle des armements
ensuring
compliance with
the Treaty Source
CORRECT
garanties de
l'application du
Traité Source CORRECT,
FÉM
veiller à l'application
du Traité
7 mins
Silvia Lanfranchini
Italy
Italy
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Italy
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You must see to the application of unilateral sactions...
...or turning it around "...must ensure the unilateral sanctions... are applied"
+4
22 mins
The issue is one of ensuring that ...
The issue is one of ensuring that the sanctions unilaterally imposed by Washington unilateral are applied
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bourth (X)
: Or "This involves ensuring ..."
16 mins
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| agree |
Sam D (X)
52 mins
|
| agree |
handslator
1 hr
|
| agree |
writeaway
1 hr
|
37 mins
cjohnstone
France
France
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&
English
Specializes in field
France
Experience and feel
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Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
see comments
the objectie is to verify compliance with the unilateral sanctions decided by W against T
+1
47 mins
Mary Worby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
It is important / crucial
It is important/crucial to monitor the application ...
Monitoring that ... are applied is of crucial importance.
Il s'agit de in the sense of 'it is necessary' as per Oxford-Hachette entry below!
(il est nécessaire de) il s'agit de faire vite we/you etc must act quickly; il s'agit de se remettre au travail we/you etc must get back to
work; il s'agit de vous ressaisir! you must pull yourself together!; il s'agit de savoir ce que tu veux! make up your mind!; il ne
s'agit pas de changer d'avis à la dernière minute! there's no question of a last-minute change of mind!; il s'agit pour le
gouvernement de redonner confiance aux électeurs/relancer l'économie what the government must do now is regain the
confidence of the electorate/boost the economy; il s'agirait de se mettre d'accord: vous venez mardi ou jeudi? we'd better get it
straight: are you coming on Tuesday or Thursday?; il ne s'agit pas de rater notre coup, il s'agit de ne pas rater notre coup we
must get it right the first time.
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-11-11 13:57:52 (GMT)
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Should have read the question more carefully. Veiller a in the sense of ensure.
It is vital to ensure that the unilateral sanctions .... are applied.
It is crucial to ensure the application of the universal sanctions
Ensuring application of the universal sanctions ... is paramount
Monitoring that ... are applied is of crucial importance.
Il s'agit de in the sense of 'it is necessary' as per Oxford-Hachette entry below!
(il est nécessaire de) il s'agit de faire vite we/you etc must act quickly; il s'agit de se remettre au travail we/you etc must get back to
work; il s'agit de vous ressaisir! you must pull yourself together!; il s'agit de savoir ce que tu veux! make up your mind!; il ne
s'agit pas de changer d'avis à la dernière minute! there's no question of a last-minute change of mind!; il s'agit pour le
gouvernement de redonner confiance aux électeurs/relancer l'économie what the government must do now is regain the
confidence of the electorate/boost the economy; il s'agirait de se mettre d'accord: vous venez mardi ou jeudi? we'd better get it
straight: are you coming on Tuesday or Thursday?; il ne s'agit pas de rater notre coup, il s'agit de ne pas rater notre coup we
must get it right the first time.
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-11-11 13:57:52 (GMT)
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Should have read the question more carefully. Veiller a in the sense of ensure.
It is vital to ensure that the unilateral sanctions .... are applied.
It is crucial to ensure the application of the universal sanctions
Ensuring application of the universal sanctions ... is paramount
7 hrs
Yngve Roennike
Native in English
Hyperglot..
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Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 37 more.
keep a close eye on
postgrading note, sounds more idiomatic to me, from a US vantage point.
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