Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Suppléant
English translation:
Deputy, substitute, temporary, acting, replacement
Added to glossary by
Kevin LOVELADY
Sep 7, 2007 01:27
16 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Digital | Social Specialist Translations
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
Suppléant
French to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Meeting minutes
In the minutes for a workers council meeting, attendees are listed as follows and, even looking through the other Kudoz entry for suppléant, I'm not sure how it should be translated in this case
Madame LE BLANC, Suppléante
Monsieur LE BRUN, Suppléant
c.f. my other question re Titulaire
TIA
Kevin
Madame LE BLANC, Suppléante
Monsieur LE BRUN, Suppléant
c.f. my other question re Titulaire
TIA
Kevin
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Deputy |
Sheila Wilson
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| 4 +6 | Substitute |
veratek
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| 4 +3 | Alternate (member) |
Marc Glinert
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| 5 | substitute, temporary, acting, replacement |
Enrique Huber (X)
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| 4 | Replacement |
Jean-Claude Gouin
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Proposed translations
+1
5 hrs
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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108
Selected
Deputy
It's always a difficult one to translate, and this is another possibility although I don't disagree with the answers already proposed - you can justify all the choices.
Tribunal Arbitral du Sport / TAS - CAS
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Président suppléant/Deputy President:. Mr Gunnar Werner (Sweden), E/F. Torekov Sweden. Attorney at law; LLM Uppsala University; former Honorary Secretary of ...
www.tas-cas.org/fr/membres/membresA.htm
Tribunal Arbitral du Sport / TAS - CAS
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Président suppléant/Deputy President:. Mr Gunnar Werner (Sweden), E/F. Torekov Sweden. Attorney at law; LLM Uppsala University; former Honorary Secretary of ...
www.tas-cas.org/fr/membres/membresA.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. This seemed to work better in the context but other answers also valid."
23 mins
Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Native in: French
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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34
Replacement
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+6
2 hrs
Substitute
[PDF]
OJ 07/2005 p. 456 - 462
the epi Council meeting in spring 2008. ... Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members /. Membres suppléants.
BARGER Werner. PAWLOY Peter ...
www.european-patent-office.org/epo/pubs/oj005/07_05/07_4565... - Similar pages
[PDF]
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council, Inc. Position: Substitute ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
The substitute delegate is accountable to all registered members within the service unit or at- ... delegates to the national council meeting when needed. ...
www.gsvsc.org/delegate/1609_jd_subdel.pdf - Similar pages
http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/appointment_to_committees_council...
ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING
14 MAY 2003
AGENDA ITEM 6
APPOINTMENTS TO CABINET, COMMITTEES, SELECT COMMITTEES AND PANELS ETC.
Conservative
L A Ball Substitute 1. R I Jackson
A F M Ford 2. M Brown
J M Owen 3. M Handley
M G Wright
Independent
B Hesketh Substitute S E Wildey
OJ 07/2005 p. 456 - 462
the epi Council meeting in spring 2008. ... Stellvertretende Mitglieder / Substitute members /. Membres suppléants.
BARGER Werner. PAWLOY Peter ...
www.european-patent-office.org/epo/pubs/oj005/07_05/07_4565... - Similar pages
[PDF]
Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council, Inc. Position: Substitute ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
The substitute delegate is accountable to all registered members within the service unit or at- ... delegates to the national council meeting when needed. ...
www.gsvsc.org/delegate/1609_jd_subdel.pdf - Similar pages
http://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/appointment_to_committees_council...
ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING
14 MAY 2003
AGENDA ITEM 6
APPOINTMENTS TO CABINET, COMMITTEES, SELECT COMMITTEES AND PANELS ETC.
Conservative
L A Ball Substitute 1. R I Jackson
A F M Ford 2. M Brown
J M Owen 3. M Handley
M G Wright
Independent
B Hesketh Substitute S E Wildey
Peer comment(s):
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Etienne Muylle Wallace
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Cetacea
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Sheila Wilson
: I'd go with substitute as an adjective, as in substitute delegate etc, but not as a noun - it just doesn't sound right to me
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Thank you.
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AllegroTrans
: it's perfectly good as a noun! Sheila - just check the dictionary
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Thank you. I think both options are fine as well.
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Mohamed Mehenoun
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Thank you.
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Assimina Vavoula
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John Di Rico
12 hrs
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Thank you.
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+3
6 hrs
Marc Glinert
Native in English
Specializes in field
20 years in financial services
Native in: English
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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43
Alternate (member)
Just check out "alternate member + commitee" or "alternate member + council".
I would usually indicate 3, but as everyone else has gone 4...
I would usually indicate 3, but as everyone else has gone 4...
Peer comment(s):
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laenai
: I agree with this given the translation of "titulaire" as "full member"
1 hr
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AllegroTrans
2 hrs
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John Di Rico
: Have seen this as well as substitute
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substitute, temporary, acting, replacement
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