Jan 27, 2004 21:02
20 yrs ago
French term
Natasha Gregory (X)
les services de recherche de l’armée
French to English
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armed forces, army, medical
dans les services de recherche de l’armée (sciences humaines)
Is this "departments" or "services"?
Is this "departments" or "services"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | army research departments |
Monica S.
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| 5 +1 | department |
horizon
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| 5 | unit |
Simon Charass
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| 4 | AMRIID |
sarahl (X)
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| 4 | services |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | Army Department |
sousou
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Proposed translations
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army research departments
I think it's departments. Look on the following site.
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+1
44 mins
department
in the army research department.
1 hr
Simon Charass
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230
unit
Army's/Military Research Unit
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Note added at 2004-01-27 22:08:04 (GMT)
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The army has Units and not departments.
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Note added at 2004-01-27 22:08:04 (GMT)
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The army has Units and not departments.
1 hr
AMRIID
for medical research and the US military.
7 hrs
services
is a safer bet, I feel.
"Departments" implies distinct research sections within the armed forces, covering a large body of military research, whereas services, while also containing that meaning, can also cover a multitude of disparate sections, each within different units, bodies, departments, etc. So the Navy, say, might indeed have a Research Department devoted to many things. But the Navy's engineering section might have a service tucked away that conducts research on quieter engines; the submarine division might have a research service investigating better means of detecting and identifying engine noises, or devising deepwater escape procedures and mechanisms, etc. etc., all of which might be quite unrelated to the general "Research Department".
In any case, I'm not at all sure that "department" is a word that works for the military, other than in "Department of the Navy" or "Dept of the Army".
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Note added at 2004-01-28 04:39:27 (GMT)
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DIVISIONS - go for that.
Check out the multitude of \"research divisions\" within the military by googling (\"research divisions\" + army).
"Departments" implies distinct research sections within the armed forces, covering a large body of military research, whereas services, while also containing that meaning, can also cover a multitude of disparate sections, each within different units, bodies, departments, etc. So the Navy, say, might indeed have a Research Department devoted to many things. But the Navy's engineering section might have a service tucked away that conducts research on quieter engines; the submarine division might have a research service investigating better means of detecting and identifying engine noises, or devising deepwater escape procedures and mechanisms, etc. etc., all of which might be quite unrelated to the general "Research Department".
In any case, I'm not at all sure that "department" is a word that works for the military, other than in "Department of the Navy" or "Dept of the Army".
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Note added at 2004-01-28 04:39:27 (GMT)
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DIVISIONS - go for that.
Check out the multitude of \"research divisions\" within the military by googling (\"research divisions\" + army).
10 hrs
French term (edited):
les services de recherche de l�arm�e
Army Department
Army Investigation Department
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