to constitute

French translation: constituer / établir

09:37 Mar 2, 2019
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: to constitute
To purchase, redeem or pay off, and collaterally or further to secure or to constitute by a trust deed or other assurance any such securities or obligations of the Company.

Je ne vois pas trop de le sens de "constitute" ici... avez-vous une idée? merci
Sylvie André
France
Local time: 11:50
French translation:constituer / établir
Explanation:
I think the same verb is used in FR in this sort of sense: 'to create / set up / establish'; if not, possibly 'établir' (though I don't know if that would be used in finance?)

Needs to be read as: "... or to constitute ... any such securities or obligations..."
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Tony M
France
Local time: 11:50
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3constituer / établir
Tony M
3 -1décider
Philippe ROUSSEAU
Summary of reference entries provided
fwiw/hth
writeaway
Definition of a trust deed
Eliza Hall

Discussion entries: 3





  

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constituer / établir


Explanation:
I think the same verb is used in FR in this sort of sense: 'to create / set up / establish'; if not, possibly 'établir' (though I don't know if that would be used in finance?)

Needs to be read as: "... or to constitute ... any such securities or obligations..."

Tony M
France
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 114

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ph_B (X): C'est aussi ce que je comprends : constituer de telles garanties/sûretés par contrat de fiducie de common law
1 hr
  -> Merci, Ph_B !

agree  El Mehdi Hakkou: constituer
11 hrs
  -> Merci, Latifa !

agree  Eliza Hall: Yes. Constituer, que ce soit par acte de fiducie ou autre translation (https://www.notrefamille.com/dictionnaire/definition/transla...
2 days 7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Eliza!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
décider


Explanation:
To constitute est un faux-ami de constituer.

L’expérience et l’apprentissage des langues (dont le latin) m’ont mis sur une piste : si un mot anglais est un faux-ami, se rapprocher de son origine étymologique.

En l’occurence, constituere signifie en latin décider. Je n’ai pas le texte sous les yeux à l’instant, mais décider de l’achat ou de la création d’obligations aurait du sens. Cela reste à vérifier avec le reste du texte. D’où mon degré de certitude « moyen ».

Philippe ROUSSEAU
France
Local time: 11:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Faux-ami in certain cases; but in this case, the meaning is closest to the etymology: 'stituer' from 'stare' = to stand, 'con' from 'cum' = with: 'to set something up', which is the sense here in EN, see refs. below. This is not 'statuer'
30 mins

disagree  Eliza Hall: Décider doesn't make sense here. You can't "decide... any such securities."
2 days 6 hrs
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: fwiw/hth

Reference information:
Larousse:
constitute [ˈkɒnstɪtju:t]
transitive verb conjugaison
1. [represent] conjugaison constituer
what constitutes a state of emergency? qu'est-ce que c'est qu'un état d'urgence?
they constitute a threat to the government ils représentent une menace pour le gouvernement
2. [make up] conjugaison constituer
3. [set up - committee] conjugaison constituer
4. [appoint - chairman] conjugaison désigner

Robert-Collins:
constitute Afficher les conjugaisons ou les féminins et les pluriels. Écouter la prononciation. /'kɒnstɪtjuːt/ transitive verb
a (= appoint)
[+ government, assembly]constituer
[+ people]désigner
■ to be constituted : être constitué
■ to constitute somebody leader of the group : désigner quelqu'un (comme) chef du groupe
b (= establish)
[+ organization]monter • établir
[+ committee]constituer
c (= amount to, make up)faire • constituer
■ these parts constitute a whole : toutes ces parties font or constituent un tout
■ that constitutes a lie : cela constitue un mensonge
■ it constitutes a threat to our sales : ceci représente une menace pour nos ventes
■ so constituted that… : fait de telle façon que… ; ainsi fait que…

writeaway
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M
6 mins
agree  Eliza Hall
2 days 6 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
2 days 8 hrs
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1 day 19 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Definition of a trust deed

Reference information:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deed_of_trust_(real_estate)

The text at issue may simply mean to be (an X constitutes a Y = an X is, counts as, or is legally considered to be a Y).

Eliza Hall
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  Tony M: Only up to a point: here it is being used transitively in a different way: the subject is not 'X', but the subject of this whole text; so they cannot per se 'constitue' anything in that meaning; though 'use something as' is close to the sense here.
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  -> I don't think that the subject is "this whole text." See discussion entry.
agree  writeaway
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