Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
n'engagent en aucun cas le fabricant
English translation:
(the info..) is in no way binding on the manufacturer
Added to glossary by
Nathalie Elson
Apr 5, 2007 09:51
17 yrs ago
French term
France
Chemist and Environmental Engineer
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n'engagent en aucun cas le fabricant
Non-PRO
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Law (general)
The full sentence is :
Les informations de cette Fiche Descriptive sont données à titre indicatif et n’engagent en aucun cas le fabricant.
A small note at the bottom of a table stating the typical properties of lubricants.
I know there is a way of saying this, but I can't remember it :-(
Thanks for your help!
Les informations de cette Fiche Descriptive sont données à titre indicatif et n’engagent en aucun cas le fabricant.
A small note at the bottom of a table stating the typical properties of lubricants.
I know there is a way of saying this, but I can't remember it :-(
Thanks for your help!
Change log
Apr 5, 2007 10:34: writeaway changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Proposed translations
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Charlie Bavington
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(the info..) is in no way binding on the manufacturer
Sometimes "upon" is used, but in any event, "in no way binding" is the usual formulation - google it, and see :-)
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Comment: "Thank you!
Your translation fits better with the rest of my text (not legal at all!)."
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shall in no circumstances be binding on the manufacturer
hth
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cmwilliams (X)
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Aisha Maniar
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Nikeeta Kulkarni
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Kristina Kolic
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AllegroTrans
: or you could say "shall not, in any event" (lawyers like to use negatives for emphasis)
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Evi Prokopi (X)
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Charlie Bavington
: Shall (or will) ought to be used only to express some future event. The situation as regards whether the info is binding or not applies in the present. Legally, your version is dodgy, and is not what the French says.
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French term (edited):
n\'engagent en aucun cas le fabricant
and in no case bind the manufacturer
I do think that should keep the present conjugation of the verb
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the manufacturer shall not be liable for any of the info...
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Charlie Bavington
: Fairly significant change of meaning, dragging liability into it.
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"engager" implies some sort of liability...
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