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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

La demande de sa maman personne concerne est à exaucer.

English translation:

The request of the mother, the "person concerned", should be granted.

Added to glossary by TechLawDC
Oct 12, 2014 15:36
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French term

personne concerne est à exaucer

French to English Other Education / Pedagogy Letter from school confirming fees paid regularly and on time
Hello

Can anyone work out what this phrase means?

La demande de sa maman personne concerne est à exaucer.

This is in a letter from a school confirming that although the (absentee) mother is living overseas she does pay the school fees regularly and on time for her son who is at school in Africa (DRC). The sentence preceding the one I have listed is a statement confirming that the fees are paid regularly and on time by the mother.

I think "concerne" should read "concernée" - as in "the relevant person" or "to whom it may concern". The heading of the letter is "A LA PERSONNE CONCERNE" - I believe the letter is to be used as part of legal proceedings.

Thanks!

Mark
Proposed translations (English)
4 The request of the mother, the "person concerned", should be granted.
4 The mother's request, the concerned person, should be granted
Change log

Oct 23, 2014 07:13: TechLawDC Created KOG entry

Discussion

Juan Jacob Oct 12, 2014:
Ben voilà, tout le monde d'accord.
À vous de jouer en anglais.
cchat Oct 12, 2014:
Heading The heading of the letter is "To whom it may concern". However the mother is "the interested party" or perhaps even the plaintiff.
cchat Oct 12, 2014:
the request made by the interested party... The mother's request should be granted. Presumably, the fact that she pays the school fees in a timely manner means that she is a "good mother" despite her absentee status. She may be applying for custody, or for help with school fees, but only the broader context can provide that information. If this is one document in a court case, the context may be inaccessible to the translator.
mchd Oct 12, 2014:
En d'autres termes : il faut donner une suite favorable (exaucer) à la demande de la Maman, personne concernée.
philgoddard Oct 12, 2014:
Yes Could well be.
Exaucer means complied with, for anyone who's not sure.
Alternatively, could the (very garbled) meaning be "we have written this letter at his mother's request"?
Juan Jacob Oct 12, 2014:
...de sa maman, personne concernée, est à exaucer.
Maybe.

Proposed translations

2 hrs
French term (edited): La demande de sa maman personne concerne est à exaucer.
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The request of the mother, the "person concerned", should be granted.

Alternative: ... should be complied with. ((Sounds too much like the request by an authority.))
Peer comment(s):
neutral writeaway : as already clearly stated in the discussion box
54 mins
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The mother's request, the concerned person, should be granted

The request of the mother should be shortened by using the "génétif" 's . The sentence is already a little heavy in terms with the whole "the concerned person" term, that I think the abbreviation 's is quite necessary.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Sheri P : It sounds unnatural to have "mother" separated from its appositive.
9 hrs
neutral Jennifer White : Agree with Sheri - this doesn't sound right.
9 hrs
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