mesdames et messieurs les conseillers

English translation: ladies and gentlemen council members /ladies and gentlemen members of the council)

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French term or phrase:mesdames et messieurs les conseillers
English translation:ladies and gentlemen council members /ladies and gentlemen members of the council)
Entered by: Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral

13:11 Dec 22, 2009
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
French term or phrase: mesdames et messieurs les conseillers
Help please.

This is part of an appeal. First it says A Madame/Monsieur le President
and then my questions is should these be counsellors or counsels and I suppose I can forget the mesdames et messieurs
jethro
ladies and gentlemen council members (members of the council)
Explanation:
That's how I'd say it

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-22 14:46:26 GMT)
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Madams and Messrs the council members (members of the council)

last line in
http://www.ft.dk/samling/20051/almdel/EUU/Bilag/126/240145.P...
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3 +1ladies and gentlemen council members (members of the council)
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ladies and gentlemen council members (members of the council)


Explanation:
That's how I'd say it

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-22 14:46:26 GMT)
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Madams and Messrs the council members (members of the council)

last line in
http://www.ft.dk/samling/20051/almdel/EUU/Bilag/126/240145.P...

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hall: Sounds perfectly plausible to me without any context whatsoever given by the Asker.
5 mins
  -> Thank you Chris. Antonio

neutral  philgoddard: The asker does say it's a letter, so "ladies and gentlemen" would not appear to be appropriate.
55 mins
  -> Phil, cheers. Antonio

neutral  Sheila Wilson: Ladies and gentlemen of the council, perhaps.
9 hrs
  -> Sheila, cheers. Antonio
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