Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

témoignages croisés

English translation:

points of view

Added to glossary by Matthew Docherty
Sep 25, 2017 05:22
6 yrs ago
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French term

témoignages croisés

Non-PRO French to English Marketing Business/Commerce (general)
Hi all,

I'm look for an English translation of the term "témoignages croisés" (as a subheading), which can be found in the following contexts:

https://asile.ch/2017/07/26/temoignages-croises-sensibilisat...
http://www.entreprendre-ensemble.carsat-nordpicardie.fr/inde...
https://www.ca-paris.fr/Vitrine/ObjCommun/Fic/Paris/divers/i...

Many thanks
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Proposed translations

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points of view

Or viewpoints, or perspectives. It just means giving people a chance to express their opinions or talk about their experiences.
Peer comment(s):

neutral katsy : I agree with pov, but I think you can't ignore the "croisés" bit
1 hr
Yes you can! It means different, but that's redundant, especially in a punchy newspaper headline where every word must count.
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : The fact that "point" is plural indicates that there will be more than one point of view, which is what this is all about.
3 hrs
Exactly. Thanks!
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Cross-testimony

The Logan Herald Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2xXMarA) Judge Brian Cannell decided Thursday the separate accounts were similar enough to be relevant.


Defense attorneys for Torrey Green had argued the overlapping testimony could be prejudicial, but Cannell found that danger was slight compared to the potential value of their testimony at trial.

Prosecutors had said that because the charges are largely “he-said-she-said” cases, the striking similarity of each woman’s story and the number of allegations is relevant.

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Green is also facing charges in a seventh alleged assault, but Cannell decided the circumstances were too different to be introduced in the other cases.
Example sentence:

Judge to allow cross-testimony in USU sex assault cases

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23 mins

The confrontation of testimonies from different stakeholders

I think
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1 hr

Contradictory testimomonials

Contradictory testimonials or evidences
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a selection of perspectives...

... on - whatever the subject is.
I'd first like to emphasise the meaning of "croisés" here: http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/croiser
Faire se rencontrer des choses contraires, panacher :
6. Aujourd'hui 13 septembre 1846, j'ai achevé la lecture des Lettres de Rancé, et j'ai traduit une idylle (la quatrième) de Théocrite. Croisons nos plaisirs. Sainte-Beuve, Pensées et maximes,1869, p. 94.
So not contradictory, necessarily, but different. - An assortment of stories if you will. Different viewpoints on the same question.
I agree with Phil's "points of view" but have tried to choose another term as I've decided to suggest an answer.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : I like "perspectives", although I think that for a sub-heading, the use of the plural satisfies the "croisés" and is precisely what I would expect under this sub-heading.
1 hr
Thanks Nikki. I see your point; that's two people who've said the same thing; so I will accept that, though I personally feel happier trying to translate "croisés" explicitly :-)
agree writeaway
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Thanks writeaway :-)
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