l'acteur

English translation: stakeholder

09:58 Apr 18, 2013

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / text written by Medecins sans Frontieres about the Syrian civil war

French term or phrase: l'acteur

This is about the political party called the PYD.
Context:
'En résistant plus de quatre mois aux assauts de Jebal al Nusra, soutenu directement par les turques, ils ont fait la démonstration d’une réelle capacité de résistance. En se maintenant dans les quartiers nord de Alep ou dans la région d’Affrin entre opposition et régime, parfois assailli par l’opposition et le régime, ils montrent encore cette capacité autonome dans le conflit. Le PYD est l’acteur de terrain incontournable kurde. '

I have not found a good way of translating 'acteur', in this context.

mportal KudoZ activity Questions: 655 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (24 closed without grading) Answers: 86
Local time: 04:35

English translation:stakeholder

Explanation:
Often, for NGOs

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or 'power', here

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"The PYD is the prevailing power in the Syrian Kurdish areas"
http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Backgrou...

Selected response from:

Cyril B.
France

Grading comment

I would say that 'prevailing power' is the best translation, as it gives the idea of being a 'stakeholder' in the situation and also acting on this/living there and ruling the territory.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

protagonist

Josephine Cassar

4 +2

actor/s

liz askew

4 +2

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

3 +2

player

Tony M

4 +1

stakeholder

Cyril B.

leader or govornor

Chié_JP

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

acteur player

Explanation:
One of the 'standard' translations for 'acteur' — and I don't really see why it couldn't fit here, albeit with a little tweaking to fit it in with the always tricky 'incontournable'.

Tony M
France
Local time: 05:35
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

stakeholder

Cyril B.
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I would say that 'prevailing power' is the best translation, as it gives the idea of being a 'stakeholder' in the situation and also acting on this/living there and ruling the territory.

35 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

protagonist

Explanation:
Also used in this context & in conflicts- chief protagonist

Josephine Cassar
Malta
Local time: 05:35
Native speaker of:

English,

Maltese

Notes to answerer

Asker: My view on this is that they may not be the main protagonists, as they would be happy just to live in the area, but other powers attack them if they do.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

actor/s

Explanation:
Great Syrian Revolt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Syrian_Revolt
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French forces entering Syria faced resistance from local actors in the north in 1919, with ... War I, the territory that tribes would wander was divided between Turkey, the ...of minorities from the new country of Turkey, namely Armenians and Kurds, ... upon hearing of this, the Druze returned their support to the al-Atrash family, ...
www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2012/11/syriakurd667.htm
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Nov 12, 2012 – National Conflicts Emerge in Syrian Civil War 12.11.2012 ... In this regard, they are independent actors in the conflict in Syria, much as they were in Iraq..... Kurdish resistance may break the Syrian rebels 30.10.2012 ...
The Kurdish question in Syria: a litmus test | Counterfire
www.counterfire.org › Features › International
Sep 23, 2012 – As civil war, imperial intervention and sectarianism threaten to undermine the Syrian uprising the Kurds, up until now a lesser actor, ... of oppression by, resistance to, and sometimes accommodation with, the local regimes.
Paper Abstracts | Resolving the Syria Crisis:
cmesconference.wordpress.com/paper-abstracts/
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In thinking about possible outcomes of the Syrian revolution and civil war, ... ethnic cleansing, and the possible future of the Alawite and Kurdish regions. ... geographic location, its membership of the “resistance front” against Israel, .... Syrian people are likely to face and what, if anything, outside actors can do to help them.
RealClearWorld - The Restive Kurds and Syria's Future
www.realclearworld.com/.../the_restive_kurds_and_syrias_fut...
Feb 19, 2013 – ... to be the Democratic Union Party (PYD) – a powerful Syrian Kurdish ... as well as tensions between the PYD and other revolutionary actors ...

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Power, Wealth and Global Equity: An International Relations ... - Page 12 - Google Books Result
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=191971393X
Patrick J. McGowan, Scarlett Cornelissen, Philip Nel - 2007 - Political Science
The extreme variety of actors and interest groups in the system makes conflict ... But the academic subject called International Relations does not only study ...

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Download Full Paper - the British International Studies Association
www.bisa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_bisa&task...1...
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Apr 27, 2011 – be of importance, for instance relations between state and non-state actors and relations between local and international actors. Security ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:35
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 19

Notes to answerer

Asker: You might be correct, here, Liz, but it doesn't sound right, to me. It is possible that that is because I haven't read enough of the kinds of documents you refer to, but it is also possible that this use originated in a mistranslation from the French.

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

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Explanation:
In addition to one of the more usual solutions already put forward above, it is quite possible to avoid using it at all in turning the sentence round.

There is no avoiding the kurdish PYD.

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Kurdish, with a capital letter.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 05:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 31

9 hrs confidence:

leader or govornor

Explanation:
It is rather sounding like a governor of the earth.

Chié_JP
Japan
Local time: 12:35
Native speaker of:

Japanese

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