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emprunteurs retardataires

English translation: overdue borrowers

17:54 Mar 2, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / education
French term or phrase: emprunteurs retardataires
Envoi des emails de relance aux emprunteurs retardataires

context here : borrowing from library

Thanks in advance for your help
johaina
Local time: 19:14
English translation:overdue borrowers
Explanation:
That sort of thing
Selected response from:

Jack Dunwell
France
Local time: 20:14
Grading comment
Thank you for your help !!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9overdue borrowers
Jack Dunwell
4 +1late borrowers / persons who have not returned the library books within the agreed timescale
Chris Hall


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
overdue borrowers


Explanation:
That sort of thing

Jack Dunwell
France
Local time: 20:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you for your help !!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew
1 min
  -> Thank you Kashew
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: "retarded borrowers" has a nice ring to it...
3 mins
  -> Yes, J, I would have put that but the last neurone slipped out for a small one.
agree  gail king
3 mins
  -> Thank you Gail
agree  Verginia Ophof
13 mins
  -> Thank you Verginia
agree  Carruthers (X): was going to suggest "thieves"
44 mins
  -> Thank you, C. Too much intention for a library type person, C? Purposeful existence and clinging on to public property seem incompatible.
agree  Lorna Coing: Ha ha; 'thieves' was a good answer too!
1 hr
  -> Well, Lorna, you and C seem to lack a sort of innocence?!!
agree  Chris Hall
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Chris
agree  liz askew
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Liz
agree  gabuss
7 hrs
  -> Thank you gabuss
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
late borrowers / persons who have not returned the library books within the agreed timescale


Explanation:
Two options

Literal translation: late borrowers
Explanatory translation: persons who have not returned the library books within the agreed timescale

Chris Hall
Local time: 19:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Dunwell
23 mins
  -> Many thanks Jack.
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