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à double visage

English translation: two-sided (has two sides)

09:02 May 20, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law (general) / maritime rights
French term or phrase: à double visage
Context:
'Etablissment public à double visage pour le juge administratif, Le Conseil d'Etat considere q'un port autonome est un etablissement public à double visage exercant a la fois des missiions de service public a caractere administratif, et des activites industrielles et commerciales.'

I have not been told, in detail, but I think these are footnotes to a document for the port authority.
mportal
Local time: 01:27
English translation:two-sided (has two sides)
Explanation:
two-faced, for me, has other overtones

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-05-20 11:17:44 GMT)
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ot two-pronged
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polyglot45
Grading comment
Thank you, polyglot. (I am awarding the points to you because this appears to be one correct translation, but I think 'of dual nature/character' is also good - you answered first).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3two-sided (has two sides)
polyglot45
4state-owned company of dual character
Daryo
3 -2two-faced
Peter LEGUIE


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
two-faced


Explanation:
A general expression for this type of situation.

Peter LEGUIE
Local time: 02:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: two-faced has a rather strong negative connotation: "two-faced is when someone is nice to you in person but when not in person talks shit behind your back..." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=two-faced
12 mins
  -> Yes, I believe you are right.
disagree  AllegroTrans: derogatory; not appropriate here
1 hr
  -> Okay.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
two-sided (has two sides)


Explanation:
two-faced, for me, has other overtones

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-05-20 11:17:44 GMT)
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ot two-pronged

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you, polyglot. (I am awarding the points to you because this appears to be one correct translation, but I think 'of dual nature/character' is also good - you answered first).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo: that could do!
3 mins
agree  AllegroTrans: or dual-faced
1 hr
agree  gail desautels: yes, or dual purpose (establishment/institution/facility)
5 hrs
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Etablissment public à double visage
state-owned company of dual character


Explanation:
"of dual character" i.e of a "public character" = a public service and of "commercial character" = a "for-profit" enterprise

also by analogy with the "dual character" of light.

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 196
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