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EDDSI

English translation: Education for Sustainable Development and International Solidarity (ESDIS)

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French term or phrase:EDDSI
English translation:Education for Sustainable Development and International Solidarity (ESDIS)
Entered by: B D Finch

11:16 Aug 13, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Sustainable Development
French term or phrase: EDDSI
This isn't so much a request for help with the translation but with the associated acronym.

The document relates to a European initiative "Education au Développement Durable et à la Solidarité Internationale" - aka "EDDSI".

The source text frequently uses the term "EDDSI" and clearly using the acronym is much more elegant and easier than using the full sentence.

My question is: should I use the same source acronym EDDSI, or should I use the acronym that relates to the translated title of the initiative?

Many thanks for any thoughts or advice.
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United Kingdom
Local time: 06:07
Education for Sustainable Development and International Solidarity (ESDIS)
Explanation:
This is not actually a European Initiative. As can be seen from the reference below, it is associated with the European initiative "Acteurs Non Etatiques et Autorités Locales dans le Développement".

http://www.assises-eedd.org/reddso-régions-pour-leducation-a...

As there doesn't seem to be an official English translation and the REDDSO website is poorly translated, I would translate it as above and give the acronym of that coined name in brackets after the first occurrence, thereafter using the acronym on its own.

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Note added at 20 hrs (2014-08-14 07:26:16 GMT)
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If retaining the French acronym, then the use of brackets, capitalisation and order for the first occurrence would be different. i.e. EDDSI (education for sustainable development and international solidarity)
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 07:07
Grading comment
Many thanks B D Finch and everyone else
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4 +1Education for Sustainable Development and International Solidarity (ESDIS)
B D Finch
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Education for Sustainable Development and International Solidarity (ESDIS)


Explanation:
This is not actually a European Initiative. As can be seen from the reference below, it is associated with the European initiative "Acteurs Non Etatiques et Autorités Locales dans le Développement".

http://www.assises-eedd.org/reddso-régions-pour-leducation-a...

As there doesn't seem to be an official English translation and the REDDSO website is poorly translated, I would translate it as above and give the acronym of that coined name in brackets after the first occurrence, thereafter using the acronym on its own.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 hrs (2014-08-14 07:26:16 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

If retaining the French acronym, then the use of brackets, capitalisation and order for the first occurrence would be different. i.e. EDDSI (education for sustainable development and international solidarity)

B D Finch
France
Local time: 07:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 121
Grading comment
Many thanks B D Finch and everyone else
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, that was my thinking too. Good to have a reliable co-Prozer confirm it.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Yes, but I don't think you can create an English acronym. I'd retain the French one.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Phil. See note above. That's really yes and no!
neutral  mill2: with phil: definitely use the French acronym
5 hrs
  -> See note above.
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Reference information:
Personally when this happens I just translate the acronym within brackets at its first appearance and from then on use just the source acronym

Lisa Jane
Italy
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  mill2
5 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  SilvijaG
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thanks:)
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