French term
United Kingdom
Sworn translator. Master's in Law. DPSI
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 1 more.
étranger
I don't really understand the use of "étranger" in this context.
| 4 +5 | abroad / in foreign countries |
nweatherdon
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| 4 | outside of France |
Anne Greaves
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Non-PRO (3): Marie Jackson, Daniel Weston, cc in nyc
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Proposed translations
Canada
Economics, finance and biosciences
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
abroad / in foreign countries
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Note added at 16 days (2012-12-11 12:57:13 GMT) Post-grading
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a wee more context would say for sure, but I think it means that higher oil prices have allowed a number of foreign countries to pay off their debts through taxation on oil proceeds.
| Thanks! So, does the whole sentence mean "several countries have succeeded abroad with their tax income and have managed to pay off their debts"? That still doesn't really sound right to me. |
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Timothy Rake
: "abroad" is what I would use here
1 hr
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| agree |
Daniel Weston
1 hr
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| agree |
Zanelle Waterman
: I agree, I would use "abroad" for "à l'étranger" as well. I think you need to look at the rest of the context to understand the meaning of the sentence? Also, I think "tax revenue" is the English term for "recettes fiscales".
2 hrs
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| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: I travelled abroad, I studied abroad and I even married one!
6 hrs
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| agree |
Khwansuree DEROLLEPOT
8 hrs
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| neutral |
Daryo
: the problem is that the ST doesn't make any sense at all; something must be missing
9 hrs
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| disagree |
YorickJenkins
: everyone knows that l'étranger is abroad or overseas but what does the whole sentence mean? Agree with Daryo-I can make no sense of it.
1 day 8 hrs
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| agree |
Marie Jackson
: The question was about the word 'étranger' and no matter the context, it definitely means 'abroad'. Anna Greaves is right, though; readers need to be clear this means 'outside of France'.
1 day 15 hrs
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