Jun 3, 2018 20:48
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Les requérants, ressortissants de la République Démocratique du Congo,...
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I am not sure whether I should say "The applicants, nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo" or
"The applicants, Democratic Republic of Congo nationals, ..."
I am translating an court decision to grant DRC applicants refugee status.
Any help would be most welcome :)
"The applicants, Democratic Republic of Congo nationals, ..."
I am translating an court decision to grant DRC applicants refugee status.
Any help would be most welcome :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | "The applicants, who are nationals of the DRC..." |
Ben Gaia
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| 4 +1 | The applicants, who are from the Democratic Republic of Congo |
Charles MBO
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Proposed translations
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"The applicants, who are nationals of the DRC..."
Your first sentence sounds more natural, but to make it even better in English you can add "who are".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you! I cannot drop the pronouns because in this context I'm referring to a group of people who are mentioned in the previous sentence."
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Charles MBO
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The applicants, who are from the Democratic Republic of Congo
This is the most natural way to translate this sentence.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ben Gaia
: I agree, but there is a formal legal aspect to the document which probably requires their nationality to be explicitly expressed.
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