Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
proroger (un mandat)
English translation:
To extend (a mandate)
Added to glossary by
Monica Sandor
Oct 1, 2004 10:24
19 yrs ago
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proroguer (un mandat)
French to English
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international affairs
The context is a discussion about the nation that holds the chairmanship of a regional organisation.
I presume I could just translate it as to prorogue the mandate (meaning to extend, or prolong it), but in English the term seems most often to be used in a parliamentary context. There to prorogue a session means to bring it to a close (but not to dissolve parliament in the sense that an election must follow, only to end that particular session).
Thus I worry that it could be ambiguous in this context as to whether it means the nation's mandate as chairman is extended, or on the contrary, ended.
I presume I could just translate it as to prorogue the mandate (meaning to extend, or prolong it), but in English the term seems most often to be used in a parliamentary context. There to prorogue a session means to bring it to a close (but not to dissolve parliament in the sense that an election must follow, only to end that particular session).
Thus I worry that it could be ambiguous in this context as to whether it means the nation's mandate as chairman is extended, or on the contrary, ended.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | To extend |
Kpy
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| 5 | extend a term of office |
CarolynB
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| 4 | to defer |
Sophie Raimondo
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Proposed translations
+2
14 mins
Selected
To extend
The verb is proroger not proroguer
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Note added at 18 mins (2004-10-01 10:43:29 GMT)
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To prorogue Parliament is to adjourn it (put it in recession), not to bring a government to an end.
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-10-01 10:51:54 GMT)
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Sorry, I didn\'t read your (perfectly clear) description in reference to Parliament.
Proroger does not have the meaning of bring something to a permanent end.
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Note added at 7 hrs 51 mins (2004-10-01 18:16:07 GMT)
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Thanks for the note. I reckon it means that the other Under-secretaries\' mandates (authority) must be extended until the appointment of their replacements, which can not happen until after the appointment of the next Secretary General. It certainly does not mean that their authority should be suspended, deferred or adjourned.
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Note added at 18 mins (2004-10-01 10:43:29 GMT)
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To prorogue Parliament is to adjourn it (put it in recession), not to bring a government to an end.
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-10-01 10:51:54 GMT)
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Sorry, I didn\'t read your (perfectly clear) description in reference to Parliament.
Proroger does not have the meaning of bring something to a permanent end.
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Note added at 7 hrs 51 mins (2004-10-01 18:16:07 GMT)
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Thanks for the note. I reckon it means that the other Under-secretaries\' mandates (authority) must be extended until the appointment of their replacements, which can not happen until after the appointment of the next Secretary General. It certainly does not mean that their authority should be suspended, deferred or adjourned.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: bingo (after Asker's note): you got it spot on
8 mins
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Thanks, writeaway - and it would be much better to see the context.
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| agree |
Sophie Raimondo
5 hrs
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Thanks, Sophieanne
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! you have confirmed my belief that it does indeed mean extend and not suspend."
2 hrs
extend a term of office
[DOC] Friends of the Lindsay Public Library
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... It is the Executive Committee’s prerogative, in extenuating circumstances,
to extend a term of office for one (1) additional year. ...
www.friendsoflibraries.ca/Lindsay.doc - Similar pages
Education Laws Amendment Bill and Higher Education Amendment Bill ...
... Ms M Mentor (ANC) and other members were opposed to the chairperson’s ability to
extend a term of office more than once and for an unspecified period. ...
www.pmg.org.za/docs/2003/viewminute.php?id=3034 - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
Musharraf wins backing for vote to keep him in power - 4/4/02 ...
... Dr. Farooq Hassan, a constitutional lawyer, said use of a referendum to extend a
term of office was clearly unconstitutional and would amount to another coup. ...
www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020404/54708.html - 12k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] OSCE SUPLEMENTARY
File Format: Microsoft Word 2000 - View as HTML
... It is the Executive Committee’s prerogative, in extenuating circumstances,
to extend a term of office for one (1) additional year. ...
www.friendsoflibraries.ca/Lindsay.doc - Similar pages
Education Laws Amendment Bill and Higher Education Amendment Bill ...
... Ms M Mentor (ANC) and other members were opposed to the chairperson’s ability to
extend a term of office more than once and for an unspecified period. ...
www.pmg.org.za/docs/2003/viewminute.php?id=3034 - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
Musharraf wins backing for vote to keep him in power - 4/4/02 ...
... Dr. Farooq Hassan, a constitutional lawyer, said use of a referendum to extend a
term of office was clearly unconstitutional and would amount to another coup. ...
www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020404/54708.html - 12k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] OSCE SUPLEMENTARY
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: answer already given-this would not be difficult at all if we just had the French sentence
2 hrs
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5 hrs
Sophie Raimondo
United States
United States
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English
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Native in: French , English
Works in: English to French, French to English, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
to defer
I think it would work in the context
Discussion
"Il a �t� �galement signal� la n�cessit� de proroger le mandat des autres sous-secr�taires g�n�raux jusqu'au recrutement des nouveaux qui seront forc�ment post�rieur � la nomination du prochain Secr�taire g�n�ral."