English term
to constitute
Je ne vois pas trop de le sens de "constitute" ici... avez-vous une idée? merci
3 +3 | constituer / établir |
Tony M
![]() |
3 -1 | décider |
Philippe ROUSSEAU
![]() |
fwiw/hth |
writeaway
![]() |
Definition of a trust deed |
Eliza Hall
![]() |
Mar 3, 2019 09:39: mchd changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Germaine, GILLES MEUNIER, mchd
When entering new questions, KudoZ askers are given an opportunity* to classify the difficulty of their questions as 'easy' or 'pro'. If you feel a question marked 'easy' should actually be marked 'pro', and if you have earned more than 20 KudoZ points, you can click the "Vote PRO" button to recommend that change.
How to tell the difference between "easy" and "pro" questions:
An easy question is one that any bilingual person would be able to answer correctly. (Or in the case of monolingual questions, an easy question is one that any native speaker of the language would be able to answer correctly.)
A pro question is anything else... in other words, any question that requires knowledge or skills that are specialized (even slightly).
Another way to think of the difficulty levels is this: an easy question is one that deals with everyday conversation. A pro question is anything else.
When deciding between easy and pro, err on the side of pro. Most questions will be pro.
* Note: non-member askers are not given the option of entering 'pro' questions; the only way for their questions to be classified as 'pro' is for a ProZ.com member or members to re-classify it.
Proposed translations
constituer / établir
Needs to be read as: "... or to constitute ... any such securities or obligations..."
agree |
Ph_B (X)
: C'est aussi ce que je comprends : constituer de telles garanties/sûretés par contrat de fiducie de common law
1 hr
|
Merci, Ph_B !
|
|
agree |
El Mehdi Hakkou
: constituer
11 hrs
|
Merci, Latifa !
|
|
agree |
Eliza Hall
: Yes. Constituer, que ce soit par acte de fiducie ou autre translation (https://www.notrefamille.com/dictionnaire/definition/transla...
2 days 7 hrs
|
Thanks, Eliza!
|
décider
L’expérience et l’apprentissage des langues (dont le latin) m’ont mis sur une piste : si un mot anglais est un faux-ami, se rapprocher de son origine étymologique.
En l’occurence, constituere signifie en latin décider. Je n’ai pas le texte sous les yeux à l’instant, mais décider de l’achat ou de la création d’obligations aurait du sens. Cela reste à vérifier avec le reste du texte. D’où mon degré de certitude « moyen ».
neutral |
Tony M
: Faux-ami in certain cases; but in this case, the meaning is closest to the etymology: 'stituer' from 'stare' = to stand, 'con' from 'cum' = with: 'to set something up', which is the sense here in EN, see refs. below. This is not 'statuer'
30 mins
|
disagree |
Eliza Hall
: Décider doesn't make sense here. You can't "decide... any such securities."
2 days 6 hrs
|
Reference comments
fwiw/hth
constitute [ˈkɒnstɪtju:t]
transitive verb conjugaison
1. [represent] conjugaison constituer
what constitutes a state of emergency? qu'est-ce que c'est qu'un état d'urgence?
they constitute a threat to the government ils représentent une menace pour le gouvernement
2. [make up] conjugaison constituer
3. [set up - committee] conjugaison constituer
4. [appoint - chairman] conjugaison désigner
Robert-Collins:
constitute Afficher les conjugaisons ou les féminins et les pluriels. Écouter la prononciation. /'kɒnstɪtjuːt/ transitive verb
a (= appoint)
[+ government, assembly]constituer
[+ people]désigner
■ to be constituted : être constitué
■ to constitute somebody leader of the group : désigner quelqu'un (comme) chef du groupe
b (= establish)
[+ organization]monter • établir
[+ committee]constituer
c (= amount to, make up)faire • constituer
■ these parts constitute a whole : toutes ces parties font or constituent un tout
■ that constitutes a lie : cela constitue un mensonge
■ it constitutes a threat to our sales : ceci représente une menace pour nos ventes
■ so constituted that… : fait de telle façon que… ; ainsi fait que…
agree |
Tony M
6 mins
|
agree |
Eliza Hall
2 days 6 hrs
|
agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
2 days 8 hrs
|
Definition of a trust deed
The text at issue may simply mean to be (an X constitutes a Y = an X is, counts as, or is legally considered to be a Y).
neutral |
Tony M
: Only up to a point: here it is being used transitively in a different way: the subject is not 'X', but the subject of this whole text; so they cannot per se 'constitue' anything in that meaning; though 'use something as' is close to the sense here.
1 hr
|
I don't think that the subject is "this whole text." See discussion entry.
|
|
agree |
writeaway
17 hrs
|
Discussion
Acheter, racheter ou régler, et [parallèlement] [concomitamment] [en concomitance] ou [par la suite] [ultérieurement] garantir ou [créer] [constituer] par acte de fiducie-sûreté ou autre acte translatif toutes telles sûretés ou obligations de la Société.
But here, 'constitute' has the sense of 'put in place / set up / put together / establish' "...any such securities or obligations of the Company"
Your closing point only serves to corroborate what I am saying:
"The adverbial phrase "by a trust deed or other assurance" clarifies what "constitute" means in this text (putting it another way, you could say that the verb isn't "constitute" in general but "constitute by a trust deed or other assurance")."
— the very fact that it can be qualified with this adverbial phrase in this way means it couldn't have the sense of 'represents' etc.
VERBS:
1. To purchase
2. To redeem, or
3. To pay off, or
4. To secure or
5. To constitute (by a trust deed or other assurance)
OBJECT:
6. Any such securities or obligations.
So with respect to "constitute," the phrase is, "to constitute any such securities or obligations of the Company." The adverbial phrase "by a trust deed or other assurance" clarifies what "constitute" means in this text (putting it another way, you could say that the verb isn't "constitute" in general but "constitute by a trust deed or other assurance").