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French translation: prendre connaissance

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:acknowledge
French translation:prendre connaissance
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

14:35 Oct 16, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Law: Contract(s)
English term or phrase: acknowledge
Winning a Product / Prize
The successful bidder of each Auction must go to the "Winners" section to acknowledge all of the applicable Auction and purchase information, including purchase price, shipping costs, payment options, and shipping instructions.


Acknowledge = prendre connaissance or is there an other word ?

Thank you
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 06:39
prendre connaissance
Explanation:
c'est approprié ici
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 12:39
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7prendre connaissance
GILLES MEUNIER
4concéder/reconnaître
Traductrice PRO
3 +1valider
Tony M
4prendre acte
Francis Marche
4reconnaître / donner certification de
Marcombes (X)
4déclarer avoir lu et approuvé
Jennifer Levey
3 -1faire savoir
Linda Miranda
Summary of reference entries provided
Conditions de vente aux enchères
Didier Fourcot

  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
concéder/reconnaître


Explanation:
Oui, vous avez raison, acknowledge veut bien dire prendre connaissance.

Traductrice PRO
Canada
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
prendre connaissance


Explanation:
c'est approprié ici

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 873

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
1 min
agree  Alain Marsol
8 mins
agree  Claire Bouchery
12 mins
agree  writeaway
20 mins
agree  Chakib Roula
25 mins
neutral  Tony M: I'm not so sure... to me, the source term implies something much more active than merely passively 'take note of'
1 hr
  -> pour moi, c'est prendre connaissance des informations, ce n'est pas une tournure passive...
neutral  Francis Marche: C'est prendre connaissance et approuver
1 hr
  -> je dirais prendre connaissance
agree  Didier Fourcot: Dans les enchères que je connais, le simple fait d'enchérir emporte acceptation de toutes les conditions, donc quand on a remporté l'enchère, les conditions c'est pour référence
1 hr
agree  AllegroTrans
7 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
faire savoir


Explanation:
Ici, je dirais plutôt ça...

Linda Miranda
Portugal
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Francis Marche: Non, c'est autre chose. Le gagnant doit approuver les conditions.
50 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
valider


Explanation:
I think 'acknowledge' is being used here with the sense of 'confirm'

Tony M
France
Local time: 12:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 140

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Francis Marche: "to confirm" c'est souvent "approuver" en français, du moins dans ce type de transaction où le client est invité à approuver les conditions.
9 mins
  -> I would agree that the sense here is 'approuver'
neutral  GILLES MEUNIER: valider un choix mais des informations, jamais entendu parler de cette formule en fr
16 mins
  -> 'valider les informations saisies...' ?
agree  Didier Fourcot: Per my understanding and French law in an auction, the winner already approved by bidding and winning, there is no more any possible return, "approuver" should mean that there is a way to do not do so, but it is already too late?
17 mins
  -> Merci, Didier ! 'Acknowledge' definitely implies to me there is an option NOT to; otherwise, we'd normally use a different verb.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
prendre acte


Explanation:
Il est rare que ce terme, "prendre acte", qui englobe le fait de prendre connaissance et celui d'approuver la chose présentée et éventuellement d'y souscrire, soit rendu par "acknowlege", mais, ici, cela paraît bien être le cas.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-16 16:13:14 GMT)
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Ah oui quand même, belle question: "prendre acte" et "prendre connaissance" sont-ils pareils ? Non. Prendre acte revient à reconnaître les conséquences et répercussions du fait. En prendre connaissance se limite à en reconnaître l'existence.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-10-16 16:15:21 GMT)
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Le gagnant du jeu est invité à souscrire aux conditions, à les approuver en en prenant connaissance : "acknowledge" emporte les trois en anglais. Le français "prendre connaissance de" n'en emporte que le dernier.

Francis Marche
France
Local time: 12:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 74

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  GILLES MEUNIER: pour une décision, mais pour des informations....
10 mins
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reconnaître / donner certification de


Explanation:
'

Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 12:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 99
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
déclarer avoir lu et approuvé


Explanation:
This appears to refer to Internet auctions, and in such circumstances it is usual for a winner to be required to tick a check box on a form, alongside which it says (something like) "Je déclare avoir lu et approuvé (les conditions)", before (s)he can collect the goods.

In much the same way as when you up-date software on-line you have to tick a check-box accompanied by a text confirming you've read the 50-page EULA (which, of course, you never do...).

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 06:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Conditions de vente aux enchères

Reference information:
Exemples où les conditions sont acceptées avant l'adjudication ou même avant l'inscription ou l'enchère:

"Le fait de porter une enchère implique l'acceptation des conditions de vente et notamment un règlement comptant et immédiat"
http://www.interencheres.com/medias/87002/plaquette-87002.do...

"Toute participation aux enchères implique l'acceptation inconditionnelle des conditions de ventes suivantes"
http://www.rops.be/conditions.php

"Pour valider son inscription, l'internaute doit préalablement accepter les présentes Conditions Générales de Vente."
http://mat.encheres-vo.com/conditions-ventes-encheres-auto

Didier Fourcot
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 87

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Jennifer Levey: Oui, mais dans le cas présent il s'agit d'approuver non seulement les conditions générales (connues avant la vente), mais aussi le prix et d'autres détailles (connu seulement après la vente).
1 day 1 hr
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