machines pour les jeux et machines à jeux

English translation: gaming and gambling machines

14:08 Dec 15, 2005

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Tech/Engineering - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Trade mark registration

French term or phrase: machines pour les jeux et machines à jeux

These terms appear in an application for trade mark registration.
Is one a games machine and the other a gaming machine?

Pamela Hewitt (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 184 (3 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 0
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English translation:gaming and gambling machines

Explanation:
http://tinyurl.com/dtktz
maybe something like that ?

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Adam Lankamer
Poland
Local time: 06:50

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gaming and gambling machines

Adam Lankamer

video game machines and gaming machines

Jana Cole (X)

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machines pour les jeux et machines à jeux

gaming and gambling machines

Explanation:
http://tinyurl.com/dtktz
maybe something like that ?

Adam Lankamer
Poland
Local time: 06:50
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Polish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks very much for your help

9 hrs confidence:

machines pour les jeux et machines à jeux video game machines and gaming machines

Explanation:
I think you're right, Pamela. The first term means a machine for playing games, and the second term means a gaming machine.

The first web reference describes a computer equipped to play video games as "machines pour les jeux":

"En conclusion, vous avez ici deux excellentes machines pour les jeux et autres et ce, à un prix très abordable. Donc, si vous n’êtes pas capable de sentir AMD vous avez le choix d’un modèle Intel et vice-versa. J’ai tendance à favoriser le modèle AMD bien sûr grâce à ses performances supérieures au modèle Intel du même prix. De plus, si vous y allez avec le AMD, vous allez sauver 2$ et donc vous permettre d’acheter de la gomme, afin de mâcher pendant que vous jouez ;) "

The second web reference mentions taxing "machines à jeux":

"Depuis 1993, par exemple, si la TVA intracommunautaire a été confiée, en partie, aux services des impôts, les douanes sont chargées des contributions indirectes dont les taxes sur les machines à jeux, les licences, les taxes céréalières, la viticulture, etc."

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Note added at 9 hrs 39 mins (2005-12-15 23:47:42 GMT)
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The thing is, the term "gaming" is used to describe both playing video games and playing gambling machines. Maybe to be really clear you should translate as "video game machines and gambling machines"

Reference: http://www.hardgamers.com/config.asp?no=11
Reference: http://www.humanite.presse.fr/popup_print.php3?id_article=73...

Jana Cole (X)
Local time: 21:50
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English

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