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Mar 21 09:52
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French term
en premier lieu,
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
control systems
Context:
[0011] A cet effet, il est proposé, en premier lieu,
Translated as:
To this end, a first electrical connection is proposed,
Obviously incorrect so am proposing:
First of all, ........
So far, so good. However we go all the way up to:
[0030] Il est proposé, en neuvième lieu, un
I can`t for one minute think that "Ninth of all" would be acceptable.
I don`t want to put numbered bullet points in nor "ninthly"
Bright ideas would be welcome.
TIA Chris.
[0011] A cet effet, il est proposé, en premier lieu,
Translated as:
To this end, a first electrical connection is proposed,
Obviously incorrect so am proposing:
First of all, ........
So far, so good. However we go all the way up to:
[0030] Il est proposé, en neuvième lieu, un
I can`t for one minute think that "Ninth of all" would be acceptable.
I don`t want to put numbered bullet points in nor "ninthly"
Bright ideas would be welcome.
TIA Chris.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | in the first place |
Bourth
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Proposed translations
5 hrs
in the first place
all the way through to 'in the tenth place' in this case.
Post-grading, but you never know when someone might need a hand, or a laugh.
Also, if "In the ninth place" is good enough for the gee-gees (albeit only if you don't have money riding on it), it's good enough for me … and, incidentally, for the Court of Justice of the European Union.
In the first place, the Court states that …
In the second place, as regards the scope of its review, the Court considers that …
In the third place, the Court examines the applicants’ arguments …
In the fourth place, the Court rejects the plea of illegality …
In the fifth place, as regards valuations 1 and 2, the Court indicates that, …
In the sixth place, the Court finds that …
In the seventh place, the Court rejects the plea …
In the eighth place, the Court rejects the plea regarding the infringement …
In the ninth place, the Court rejects the arguments regarding the irregularity…
In the tenth and last place, the Court, in the present case, rules out non-contractual liability …
https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/202...
Post-grading, but you never know when someone might need a hand, or a laugh.
Also, if "In the ninth place" is good enough for the gee-gees (albeit only if you don't have money riding on it), it's good enough for me … and, incidentally, for the Court of Justice of the European Union.
In the first place, the Court states that …
In the second place, as regards the scope of its review, the Court considers that …
In the third place, the Court examines the applicants’ arguments …
In the fourth place, the Court rejects the plea of illegality …
In the fifth place, as regards valuations 1 and 2, the Court indicates that, …
In the sixth place, the Court finds that …
In the seventh place, the Court rejects the plea …
In the eighth place, the Court rejects the plea regarding the infringement …
In the ninth place, the Court rejects the arguments regarding the irregularity…
In the tenth and last place, the Court, in the present case, rules out non-contractual liability …
https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/202...
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the info. Have to say this is one of the poorer patents. Extra words added, complete sentences missing etc.Still it keeps me out of mischief. |
Discussion
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