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accroît la légitimité

English translation: increases the credibity / gives more credence to

16:55 May 6, 2018
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
French term or phrase: accroît la légitimité
I am having trouble with this sentence:

Aujourd’hui, le consensus est fort quant à la nécessité de développer et de promouvoir des sources alternatives d’énergie, ce qui accroît la légitimité des énergies renouvelables.

For the second part can I say:
Increase the legitimacy or is this a bad translation?
I just don't know how to put it.
I usually translate technical documents, this is a technical presentation however, this sentence and another are a problem for me.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
jessjess
Local time: 05:26
English translation:increases the credibity / gives more credence to
Explanation:

... ce qui accroît la légitimité des énergies renouvelables. = ce qui fait des énergies renouvelables "une option légitime"

ici "légitime" = à prendre au sérieux, comme étant l'opposé de "farfelu / fantaisiste"


Aujourd’hui, le consensus est fort quant à la nécessité de développer et de promouvoir des sources alternatives d’énergie, ce qui accroît la légitimité des énergies renouvelables.
=
.... which will increase the credibility / give more credence to renewable sources of energy

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2018-05-07 19:48:02 GMT)
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IOW if you offer feasible practical solutions, your words will have far more weight than if you offer only nice principles ...
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:26
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Thank you very much!
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4 +2increases the credibity / gives more credence to
Daryo
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mchd

  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
increases the credibity / gives more credence to


Explanation:

... ce qui accroît la légitimité des énergies renouvelables. = ce qui fait des énergies renouvelables "une option légitime"

ici "légitime" = à prendre au sérieux, comme étant l'opposé de "farfelu / fantaisiste"


Aujourd’hui, le consensus est fort quant à la nécessité de développer et de promouvoir des sources alternatives d’énergie, ce qui accroît la légitimité des énergies renouvelables.
=
.... which will increase the credibility / give more credence to renewable sources of energy

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2018-05-07 19:48:02 GMT)
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IOW if you offer feasible practical solutions, your words will have far more weight than if you offer only nice principles ...

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:26
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  philgoddard
7 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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Reference comments


4 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference

Reference information:
http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/légitimité/465...

mchd
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  writeaway
1 hr
agree  Tony M
1 hr
neutral  Daryo: yes, but none of these meanings really fit here.
3 hrs
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