Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dans un but d\'information de l\'actualité
English translation:
with a view to keeping you informed about X news
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MoiraB
Aug 30, 2011 11:45
13 yrs ago
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French term
dans un but d'information de l'actualité
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use of personal data
This is the 'Règlement de l'universite' for students enrolling at X, a Belgian university so Belgian French. In the section on data protection:
X conservera également vos données dans un but d'information de l'actualité X, promotion et prestation de l'ensemble des services offerts aux anciens étudiants et réalisations statistiques relatives aux anciens étudiants X.
Perhaps I'm confusing it with actualisation, but I interpret this as 'with a view to ensuring that X records are up to date'. Or does it have more to do with 'supplying information for X news'? Perhaps the data might be used in articles published by the university without having to ask permission? I find the use of 'information' unclear too so, all in all, I'm open to suggestions as to the right interpretation!
X conservera également vos données dans un but d'information de l'actualité X, promotion et prestation de l'ensemble des services offerts aux anciens étudiants et réalisations statistiques relatives aux anciens étudiants X.
Perhaps I'm confusing it with actualisation, but I interpret this as 'with a view to ensuring that X records are up to date'. Or does it have more to do with 'supplying information for X news'? Perhaps the data might be used in articles published by the university without having to ask permission? I find the use of 'information' unclear too so, all in all, I'm open to suggestions as to the right interpretation!
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Katharine Ridgard
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with a view to keeping you informed about X news
I would go with your second interpretation here
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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Thanks Alistair!
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philgoddard
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Thanks Phil!
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AllegroTrans
: maybe "updating you about X"
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emiledgar
: updating
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Julie Barber
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pooja_chic
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for informing about current affairs...
Simply
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philgoddard
: No, and "for informing about" is not standard English.
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AllegroTrans
: it's news about X, not about current affairs and "informing about" is not standard English
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in order to offer a current picture of X (in terms of student enrollment, etc)
Hello,
I really don't like "with a view" in English here. I would say they they will keep student's data on file as as way to have a current picture of the unversity for perspective students, or something like that.
dans un but = in order to/as a way to
d'information de l'actualité = informing of updates (but d'informer...)
I hope this helps.
I really don't like "with a view" in English here. I would say they they will keep student's data on file as as way to have a current picture of the unversity for perspective students, or something like that.
dans un but = in order to/as a way to
d'information de l'actualité = informing of updates (but d'informer...)
I hope this helps.
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