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mayors

French translation: maires

10:28 Mar 14, 2013
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop / Coordonnées sur un site
English term or phrase: mayors
The Global Platform organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is the forum that brings together Governments, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, local communities, Mayors, Parliamentarians, scientific and academic institutions, the private sector and other actors engaged in disaster risk reduction.
Geneviève Ghenne
France
Local time: 17:31
French translation:maires
Explanation:
On dit bourgmestre en Belgique ?
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Alain Boulé
Local time: 17:31
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5maires
Alain Boulé
4les maires "bourgmestres" en Belgique
Peter LEGUIE
4chefs des autorités locales
Daryo


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
maires


Explanation:
On dit bourgmestre en Belgique ?

Alain Boulé
Local time: 17:31
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Oui, mais je pense qu'il s'agit d'une traduction différente.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Séverine Dupied
1 min
  -> Merci
agree  writeaway: oui, bourgmestre en Belgique. ou burgemeester dans les régions flamandes. Véritable langage de tous les jours en Belgique.
9 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Christian Fournier
12 mins
  -> Merci
agree  AllegroTrans
24 mins
neutral  Daryo: I think there's a need here to adapt to a global worldwide target audience (=> The Global Platform organised by the United Nations ...). That's possibly why the Asker posted a question about this otherwise simple and straightforward term.
8 hrs
agree  Philippe Maillard
3 days 5 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
les maires "bourgmestres" en Belgique


Explanation:
Cela me paraît assez clair.

Peter LEGUIE
Local time: 17:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27
Notes to answerer
Asker: Si c'était aussi clair, j'aurais trouvé de suite! Il s'agit d'une traduction différente.

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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chefs des autorités locales


Explanation:
ghits aplenty, in the right context of various international organisations



Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:31
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: sure, but it's not the correct translation for mayor. a mayor is an elected official and it's a bourgmestre in Belgium. no more complicated than that. /why Fr French if the target audience is Belgian? but a mayor IS a bourgmestre or maire. hands down
45 mins
  -> every single local community in the whole world has a "bourgmestre"? // Also, as the target audience are ALL French speaking members of UN (UNISDR) [a UN document], the "mainstream" version i.e. French French should be used anyway.
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