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contre-façon

English translation: anti-counterfeit markings

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French term or phrase:marquages contre-façon
English translation:anti-counterfeit markings
Entered by: B D Finch

13:47 Dec 24, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
French term or phrase: contre-façon
"le fournisseur assure la bonne realisation des marquages contre-façon sur les pieces que xxx precisera". In the context, "counterfeit" or "fake" makes no sense. Robert is silent on any distinction between versions with, or without hyphen. Any ideas?
chris collister
France
Local time: 18:33
anti-counterfeit
Explanation:
I think that this must be anti-counterfeit markings.

e.g. "The small markings made by the Photoscribe laser systems cannot be seen or ... to apply the anti-counterfeit technology to packaging using flexographic or ..."
www.labtechnologist.com/news/ng.asp?n=61637-microtrace-phot...

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Note added at 24 mins (2007-12-24 14:12:23 GMT)
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La lutte contre la contre-façon · Au service de la sécurité industrielle ... Découverte des... > 1-Codification,marquage & e-commerce ..."
www.gs1.fr/.../catalogue_des_formations/decouverte_des_stan...

"Marquage laser et vision conjugués pour résoudre vos problématiques de traçabilité en production et déjouer la contre-façon. ..."
www.lasercheval.fr/appli_tracabilite.php
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 18:33
Grading comment
Thanks to all: counter-counterfeit makes most sense. Probably no distinction between hyphen and not.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5anti-counterfeit
B D Finch
4counterfeit
Martine Yesler
3against copies / imitations
L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
1countermarks
Bourth (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
counterfeit


Explanation:
C'est la seule traduction basée sur le texte que vous nous donnez. Si celà ne fait pas de sense, peut-être que l'auteur du texte original a fait une erreur sur le choix du mot ?


Martine Yesler
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Eh bien, possiblement. Contre-face makes more sense, since you wouldn't want to put a label on the visible side. Another spell-check triumph??

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
anti-counterfeit


Explanation:
I think that this must be anti-counterfeit markings.

e.g. "The small markings made by the Photoscribe laser systems cannot be seen or ... to apply the anti-counterfeit technology to packaging using flexographic or ..."
www.labtechnologist.com/news/ng.asp?n=61637-microtrace-phot...

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Note added at 24 mins (2007-12-24 14:12:23 GMT)
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La lutte contre la contre-façon · Au service de la sécurité industrielle ... Découverte des... > 1-Codification,marquage & e-commerce ..."
www.gs1.fr/.../catalogue_des_formations/decouverte_des_stan...

"Marquage laser et vision conjugués pour résoudre vos problématiques de traçabilité en production et déjouer la contre-façon. ..."
www.lasercheval.fr/appli_tracabilite.php

B D Finch
France
Local time: 18:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 86
Grading comment
Thanks to all: counter-counterfeit makes most sense. Probably no distinction between hyphen and not.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I hadn't thought of counter-counterfeit! Sounds feasible, though. If only authors could be clearer.....


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael H G (X): yes anti-counterfiet markings
40 mins
  -> Thanks Islander
agree  Attorney DC Bar: makes sense. Some kind of marking or label to ensure that it's the real McCoy.
58 mins
  -> Thanks rufinus
agree  David BUICK
1 hr
  -> Thanks Eutychus
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns: I would say so in this case
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Victoria
agree  askell
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks askell
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
against copies / imitations


Explanation:
counterfeits are imitations with the intention to defraud. Imitations do not look 100% like the original and are meant to make a cheaper product available. They want a specific "mark" to be well visible and distinctive to draw attention that the product is the original and not an imitation or a copy.

L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
South Africa
Local time: 18:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 6
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
countermarks


Explanation:
If the supplier modifies parts made by another supplier, and marked accordingly, maybe he countermarks them with his own mark.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 18:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 425
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