Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
l'un ou l'autre
English translation:
in one of the member states, in any, in one or the other
Added to glossary by
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
May 5, 2009 01:28
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l'un ou l'autre
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French to English
Marketing
Business/Commerce (general)
"rendant nécessaire la publication d’un prospectus dans l’un ou l’autre des Etats membres"
one or another of the Member states? I ask because my understanding of this phrase is that it is generally used to indicate a choice between one or more elements...
one or another of the Member states? I ask because my understanding of this phrase is that it is generally used to indicate a choice between one or more elements...
Proposed translations
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| 3 +7 | in one of the member states |
MatthewLaSon
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| 3 +3 | one or other of the member states |
helena barham
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| 4 +1 | either one / one or the other / any one |
Katarina Peters
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May 7, 2009 01:34: Silvia Brandon-Pérez Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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in one of the member states
Hello,
Couldn't you simply say "in one of"? Isn't that the same thing as "in one or another of"?
I hope this helps.
Couldn't you simply say "in one of"? Isn't that the same thing as "in one or another of"?
I hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):
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dwinters
: To me this is much more concise.
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Thanks, dwinters!
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bowse123 (X)
: agree with "in one of" simpler is better!
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Thanks, bowse123!
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rkillings
: "one of" will do it. "one or other of" is acceptable but very British.
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Thanks, rkillings!
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Michael H G (X)
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Thanks, Michael!
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Transitwrite
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Thanks, Sharon!
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swanda
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Thanks, swanda!
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Daniel Weston
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Thanks, Daniel!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, I went with this. It was a silly question, but sometimes they need asking... Thanks!"
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either one / one or the other / any one
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Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Care with 'either one' — would imply there were only two 'member states'; we don't know for sure, is not specifically implied by the source text. So could amount to over-translation. Certainly not in UK EN, it doesn't!
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Thanks Tony, but "either one" implies "either one among the member States"
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: "In any one of", but not the other options.
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Thanks aceavila-Noni
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one or other of the member states
Another idea, although I think MatthewLaSon's is good as well.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-05-05 05:06:19 GMT)
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Sorry, I have just seen that you have already suggested what I have put...... I got carried away and didn't read to the end!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-05-05 05:06:19 GMT)
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Sorry, I have just seen that you have already suggested what I have put...... I got carried away and didn't read to the end!
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: It's important, at least, to avoid 'another' in this construction in EN; does seem redundant, but one wonders why they bothered to say it in the first place... could there possibly be some reason? Certainly implies total indifference as to WHICH.
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Colin Morley (X)
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thank you
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Patrick Flack
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thank you
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