KudoZ: term help for translators

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French term

EliseSonia

1 question

autoriser s'appeler

French to English Law/Patents Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs etat civil/vital records

Phrase in a French
birth certficate, stating that a named person has the right by decree to go by a certain name

Proposed translations (English)

4 +1

allowed to go by the name of OR to use the name of

cristina falcão

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Catharine Cellier-Smart

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Discussion

David Hollywood Sep 25, 2011: Yes hi and welcome and we need some surrounding context to help you here :)
AllegroTrans Sep 25, 2011: Yes I agree It's not possible to translate these 3 words in isolation - we need at least the complete sentence please.
cc in nyc Sep 25, 2011: Hello EliseSonia Welcome to Kudoz! Please give us the entire French sentence and/or the ones that precede and follow it. That will make it easier for us to give you a good translation. Thanks in advance. ;-)