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devoirs

English translation: Duties - obligations

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French term or phrase:devoirs
English translation:Duties - obligations
Entered by: Anna Fitzgerald

11:52 Oct 4, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Criminal law
French term or phrase: devoirs
Donc on a consacré tout son temps à entrer dans un dossier où des devoirs n’avaient pas été accomplis...En six ans, beaucoup de choses se passent et en six ans on aurait pu demander beaucoup de devoirs.

This is about a criminal case in Belgium. Could this be procedures?
Anna Fitzgerald
France
Local time: 19:42
Duties - obligations
Explanation:
obligation / duties


Bonne chance,

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-10-04 12:13:53 GMT)
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In the first sentence, I would go for obligation.

You are right for the second part I think that procedure could be used, see : En six ans, beaucoup de choses se passent et en six ans on aurait pu demander beaucoup de devoirs.




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Virginie Lafage
France
Local time: 19:42
Grading comment
Thanks; I used the two translations as per your suggestions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9Duties - obligations
Virginie Lafage
3 +1assignments
DocteurPC


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Duties - obligations


Explanation:
obligation / duties


Bonne chance,

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Note added at 20 mins (2005-10-04 12:13:53 GMT)
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In the first sentence, I would go for obligation.

You are right for the second part I think that procedure could be used, see : En six ans, beaucoup de choses se passent et en six ans on aurait pu demander beaucoup de devoirs.






Virginie Lafage
France
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks; I used the two translations as per your suggestions.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Besmir (X)
4 mins
  -> Thank you Basmir
agree  Erin McGann: tasks could also work here
4 mins
  -> Thank you Erin
agree  Michael Lotz
7 mins
  -> Thank you Michael
agree  Enza Longo
9 mins
  -> Grazie Enza
agree  Conor McAuley
13 mins
  -> Thanks Conor
agree  Gina W: exactly
1 hr
  -> Thanks Gad
agree  RHELLER: (legal) obligations
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Rita
agree  sporran
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Sporran
agree  JCEC
9 hrs
  -> Thanks JCEC
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
assignments


Explanation:
also, in the sense of assignment tasks or jobs or responsibilities or duties
though the other answer is also good : duties /obligations
it depends on the slant you want to give it and the rest of the text (context...)

DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 13:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vivian Bynum
1 hr
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