memorialist

French translation: graveur

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English term or phrase:memorialist
French translation:graveur
Entered by: Cyrielle Hardenne

13:42 Apr 8, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Retail / Domaine des pierres tombales et commémoratives
English term or phrase: memorialist
"We offer helpful and understanding memorialist and have the most secure warranty in the industry."

Comment appelle-t-on en français la personne qui rédige les inscriptions sur un monument commémoratif? S'agit-il d'un tailleur de pierre? Le terme "mémorialiste" une personne qui rédige ses mémoires...
Cyrielle Hardenne
Canada
Local time: 07:22
Graveur
Explanation:
plutôt. Le tailleur façonne la pierre, le graveur l'inscrit.
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jmleger
Local time: 06:22
Grading comment
Merci!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Graveur
jmleger
4 -1mémorialiste
Alba Arendsen
3graveur de monument
Arnold T.


  

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mémorialiste


Explanation:
tout simplement.


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/memorialist
Alba Arendsen
Local time: 13:22
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Stéphanie Soudais: non, mémorialiste = écrivain
9 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Graveur


Explanation:
plutôt. Le tailleur façonne la pierre, le graveur l'inscrit.

jmleger
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alba Arendsen: je reconnais ma défaite :)
17 mins

agree  Hélène ALEXIS
1 hr

agree  mimi 254: oui
1 hr

agree  Emilie Griveau
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graveur de monument


Explanation:
"memorial" = monument.

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 07:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 10
Notes to answerer
Asker: Je suis d'accord avec "graveur de monument", mais dans ma phrase et par rapport au reste ça fait un peu lourd si j'ajoute "monument" car l'auteur mentionne ce mot 50x :-)

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