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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

aux personnes qui se sont adressées directement à moi

English translation:

I confined myself to replying to those who had approached me directly

Added to glossary by Noni Gilbert Riley
Sep 18, 2013 03:51
10 yrs ago
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French term

aux personnes qui se sont adressées directement à moi

Non-PRO French to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Correspondance
"je me suis contenté de répondre aux personnes qui se sont adressées directement a moi."

Merci à l'avance.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 I limited myself to replying to those who had approached me directly
4 +1 to those who contacted me directly
3 I only responded to those who spoke to me directly
Change log

Sep 18, 2013 21:01: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "aux personnes qui se sont adressées directement a moi" to "aux personnes qui se sont adressées directement à moi"

Sep 23, 2013 06:16: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry

Discussion

AllegroTrans Sep 18, 2013:
Agree with TM I think we need the overall context to assess what the "interest in me" actually is - there are too many alternatives otherwise
Tony M Sep 18, 2013:
Context I think the most idiomatic solution here is going to depend on the context (and register) of the document, which it would be helpful if you could share with us, please?

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): aux personnes qui se sont adressées directement a moi
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I limited myself to replying to those who had approached me directly

Another option.



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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-09-18 09:09:14 GMT)
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I'd like to draw attention to Tony's suggested modification (below) which I think is a definite improvement:

*I *confined* myself to replying to those who had approached me directly*
Thanks Tony!
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : I like the overall idea, but would prefer 'confined' rather than 'limited' here. / I think it would be a good idea, to give Asker that extra option :-)
47 mins
Yes, I prefer confined too, now you mention it! Should I suggest it as a note?
agree Colin Morley (X) : "approached" deals with the unknown method of contact very neatly. Also like "confined"
3 hrs
Thanks Colin.
agree writeaway : or get away from the flowery French and use I only replied to
4 hrs
Ha ha! See what you mean. Thanks writeaway.
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French term (edited): aux personnes qui se sont adressées directement a moi

I only responded to those who spoke to me directly

Quite simply?
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : Probably, yes; but it rather depends on the context, i.e. does the 'adressé' actually mean 'speak to'?
2 hrs
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21 hrs

to those who contacted me directly

or "to the people who..."
As Tony rightfully (as usual!) said, the final translation really depends on context. You could end up with "I only replied to those who contacted me directly" but the notion of "contact" suggests that the people are not in the same place at the time.
Peer comment(s):
agree rkillings : But to me the notion of 'contact' includes face-to-face in-person contact as well.:-)
1 day 18 hrs
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