M.P.

French translation: membre du Parlement

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English term or phrase:M.P.
French translation:membre du Parlement
Entered by: JCEC

12:09 Nov 24, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / genealogy
English term or phrase: M.P.
"XXX became a J.P. for Cork on 16.7.1681 and M.P. for Mallow, 1687".
Merci à tous,
Florence MAAG (X)
France
Local time: 23:00
membre du parliament
Explanation:
Si le context est propice...

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-11-24 12:15:17 GMT)
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Oups, je n'avais pas vue le commentaire de writeaway !

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-11-24 12:36:02 GMT)
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membre du parlement, plutôt, désolée !
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Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 23:00
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup ! J'ai opté pour votre réponse :)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2membre du parliament
Jocelyne S
5Justice of the Peace
Conor McAuley


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
m.p.
membre du parliament


Explanation:
Si le context est propice...

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-11-24 12:15:17 GMT)
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Oups, je n'avais pas vue le commentaire de writeaway !

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-11-24 12:36:02 GMT)
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membre du parlement, plutôt, désolée !

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 23:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup ! J'ai opté pour votre réponse :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jacques Desnoyers
28 mins
  -> Merci Jacques !

neutral  CMJ_Trans (X): Député, non
45 mins
  -> Ca dépend du contexte : on parle des membres du parlement européen et des membres du parlement canadien, par exemple.

agree  moser.ilja
5 hrs
  -> Merci iljamose !
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
J.P.
Justice of the Peace


Explanation:
http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q=jp ireland justice abbre...

I presume you wanted to know about JP and not MP!!!

I remember it vaguely from history classes in Ireland. JP is basically a judge.

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Note added at 2 hrs 31 mins (2005-11-24 14:40:42 GMT)
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So juge or something like that in French.

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 23:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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