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à compléter ou à parfaire

English translation: to be completed or finalized

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French term or phrase:à compléter ou à parfaire
English translation:to be completed or finalized
Entered by: Karen Tkaczyk

04:09 May 9, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / Patent Opposition Brief
French term or phrase: à compléter ou à parfaire
Context: the EPC opposition brief for a chemistry patent. I am wondering if there is a standard legal term for this phrase. If not, I will use a synonym for complete for parfaire, but hope one of you will know better than I.
"L’opposition est basée sur les documents suivants, à compléter ou à parfaire:" followed by a list of the relevant documents.
Karen Tkaczyk
United States
Local time: 08:48
to be completed or complemented
Explanation:
Hello,

I believe that *à parfaire* means to be perfected or refined (peaufiner). In the context of "documents à parfaire", the contexually appropriate word may very well be "to be complemented."

Example sentence:

If a document is complemented by additional signatures, it is closer to being ideally completed.


I hope this helps.
Good luck!

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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-05-09 23:57:49 GMT)
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I reckon that "parfaire" means "to put finishing touches on"

You often see "complete and complement a meal", but with a document, it's best to say "complete and finalize." Yes, you could say "complement", but it's not the fixed expression in English.

I should have known this as a native speaker.

Let me rewrite my example sentence. Ignore the first example sentence.

The document has been complemented by additional signatures. In other words, it is now in its perfect state.

However, "completed or finalized" is the fixed expression.

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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-05-10 03:10:52 GMT) Post-grading
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One finalizes (complements LOL) a document with signatures, stamps of approval, etc.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1to be completed or complemented
MatthewLaSon
3bring to completion/finalize
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bring to completion/finalize


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Local time: 11:48
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be completed or complemented


Explanation:
Hello,

I believe that *à parfaire* means to be perfected or refined (peaufiner). In the context of "documents à parfaire", the contexually appropriate word may very well be "to be complemented."

Example sentence:

If a document is complemented by additional signatures, it is closer to being ideally completed.


I hope this helps.
Good luck!

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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-05-09 23:57:49 GMT)
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I reckon that "parfaire" means "to put finishing touches on"

You often see "complete and complement a meal", but with a document, it's best to say "complete and finalize." Yes, you could say "complement", but it's not the fixed expression in English.

I should have known this as a native speaker.

Let me rewrite my example sentence. Ignore the first example sentence.

The document has been complemented by additional signatures. In other words, it is now in its perfect state.

However, "completed or finalized" is the fixed expression.

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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-05-10 03:10:52 GMT) Post-grading
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One finalizes (complements LOL) a document with signatures, stamps of approval, etc.



    Reference: http://www.apnic.net/docs/index.html
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agree  Abdellatif Bouhid: still to be completed and finalized
9 hrs
  -> Yes, I agree with you on this. I have the correct meaning, but "finalize" is the appropriate word in this context, even though my translation would be well understood to mean "complete and finalize"
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