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responsabilisant

English translation: accountable

17:01 Mar 17, 2021
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: responsabilisant
A term search here has only provided 'empowering' (which is particularly frustrating as that is usually a difficult word to render in French!), but that doesn't fit in my context, which is:

- "La donnée est rendue auditable, infalsifiable et responsabilisante", and
- "En supprimant les barrières entre les acteurs, en mettant en place la communication multilatérale et en faisant de la donnée un facteur responsabilisant, la confiance entre les acteurs augmente et la qualité des relations s’en voit fortement améliorée."

This is about the need for transparency in supply chains and the idea is that organisations need to be held responsible. (At least, that's my understanding.)
I currently have, in both cases, 'establishes responsibility' but I'm still not 100% convinced. Can anyone come up with anything better please?
Anne McDowall
France
Local time: 03:30
English translation:accountable
Explanation:
a factor that makes the parties accountable
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 20:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2accountable
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4sharing the responsibility / making it a shared responsibility
Lara Barnett
4encourages people to be more responsible
Gordon Matthews


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
accountable


Explanation:
a factor that makes the parties accountable

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 20:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Patricia, and of course!

Asker: I had block on 'accountability', which is, of course, the best word. In retrospect, I think I'll go with 'creates accountability'.


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agree  SafeTex
1 hr
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agree  Will Volny
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sharing the responsibility / making it a shared responsibility


Explanation:
I would sayf:

The first time:
"...and by sharing responsibility for (of) the data" (amongst actors)

The second time:
"...and by making the data a shared responsibility"

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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encourages people to be more responsible


Explanation:
People need to take greater responsibility for their actions. They may also be accountable to someone or to an organisation. They can (and should, in my view) be responsible even when they are not accountable to anyone but themselves (or God). There is a distinction between responsibility and accountability, so I would say "encourages people to be more responsible" or "encourages people to take greater responsibility".

Gordon Matthews
Germany
Local time: 03:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your contribution, Gordon. In a more general context, I would agree with you but here, given that this is about supply chains, I think the sense is, indeed, accountability.

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