Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
donne
English translation:
new state of affairs
Added to glossary by
Moushira El-Mogy
Sep 27, 2004 21:25
20 yrs ago
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French term
donne
French to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
L'Union europeenne - une nouvelle donne
A course at a theological college
A course at a theological college
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | new state of affairs | Moushira El-Mogy |
4 | new distribution/ "hand" | Tegan Raleigh |
4 | a new departure | mportal |
4 | a new order | Dylan Edwards |
3 | the current situation | Johanne Bouthillier |
Proposed translations
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Selected
new state of affairs
new state of affairs
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Comment: "merci"
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the current situation
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new distribution/ "hand"
"hand" as in a game of cards-- so used in a metaphorical sense here.
According to Le petit larousse, donne: "distribution des cartes au jeu"
In the case of the European Union, a new situation; a new distribution of powers
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Note added at 48 mins (2004-09-27 22:14:13 GMT)
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or DISPENSATION.
This is how the Canadian government pages translated the following:
Pour exercer un impact réel dans cette nouvelle donne, il faut employer des méthodes inédites.
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To have real impact in this new dispensation means using new methods.
from: http://webapps.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/minpub/Publication.asp?publ...
To see the English translation, click on the \"English\" icon at the top of the page.
According to Le petit larousse, donne: "distribution des cartes au jeu"
In the case of the European Union, a new situation; a new distribution of powers
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Note added at 48 mins (2004-09-27 22:14:13 GMT)
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or DISPENSATION.
This is how the Canadian government pages translated the following:
Pour exercer un impact réel dans cette nouvelle donne, il faut employer des méthodes inédites.
-->
To have real impact in this new dispensation means using new methods.
from: http://webapps.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/minpub/Publication.asp?publ...
To see the English translation, click on the \"English\" icon at the top of the page.
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a new departure
I think this is what it means, in English - a course in an area of study which hasn't previously been covered.
1 hr
a new order
The Union is entering a new phase and a new order. ... Timothy Waters is a legal consultant to the EU Accession Monitoring Program (EUMAP) of the Open Society ...
www.eumap.org/journal/ features/2002/nov02/continuedmonit
“At a moment when a new order is being born in old Europe, Spain cannot fail to bring forth among its many contributions the express manifestation of its Christian roots,” John Paul said in a Vatican City meeting with Spain’s ambassador.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5241360
www.eumap.org/journal/ features/2002/nov02/continuedmonit
“At a moment when a new order is being born in old Europe, Spain cannot fail to bring forth among its many contributions the express manifestation of its Christian roots,” John Paul said in a Vatican City meeting with Spain’s ambassador.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5241360
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