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Apr 13, 2009 08:28
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French term
faitières
French to English
Social Sciences
International Org/Dev/Coop
Aid Organisations
The context is about aid organisations, NGOs and support etc in African countries. The phrase is:
Ce sont surtout les réseaux d'assocoations (les faitières) qui sont appuyés. Le secteur privé est quant à lui appuyé par.....
Ce sont surtout les réseaux d'assocoations (les faitières) qui sont appuyés. Le secteur privé est quant à lui appuyé par.....
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | support pillars |
Shankaran Viswanathan
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| 3 | ridge beam |
Michel F. Morin
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References
| faîtier |
polyglot45
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Proposed translations
42 mins
ridge beam
Sorry the question has been closed so fast... If (as mentioned) the context is about aid organisations, NGOs and support, AND if those are qualified as "faitières", then maybe it could be understood as an image -these NGO being "les poutres faîtières" de l'action conduite sur le terrain.
Dans ce cas, l'image serait bien rendue par "ridge beam", qui est un terme de construction et de bâtiment.
Dans ce cas, l'image serait bien rendue par "ridge beam", qui est un terme de construction et de bâtiment.
3 hrs
Shankaran Viswanathan
India
India
Native in French
&
English
Works in field
India
Satisfait ou remboursé
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
, English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, English to French, English to Hindi, and 3 more.
support pillars
A layman may not clearly understand what is a ridge beam. 'Umbrella organisations' also seems good
Reference comments
5 mins
polyglot45
Native in French
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English
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/law_patents/4783...
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Note from asker:
| Many thanks. It confirms my first thoughts, so great. |
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