Feb 12, 2007 18:42
17 yrs ago
French term
faussetés véhiculées sur Internet
French to English
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Internet, e-Commerce
Internet hoaxes
Hey everyone,
This is an article regarding hoaxes and urban legends. I'm having trouble with the word "véhiculées". I want to keep the "motion-action" side of the word, but I've drawn a blank.
Here's the sentence: Pour connaître les dernières faussetés véhiculées sur Internet, nous vous suggérons de visiter le site.......
This is an article regarding hoaxes and urban legends. I'm having trouble with the word "véhiculées". I want to keep the "motion-action" side of the word, but I've drawn a blank.
Here's the sentence: Pour connaître les dernières faussetés véhiculées sur Internet, nous vous suggérons de visiter le site.......
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | circulating |
Natasha Dupuy
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| 4 | untruths trafficked on the Internet |
Bourth (X)
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| 4 | fallacies circulating over the Internet |
MatthewLaSon
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| 3 | carried, moved over |
cjohnstone
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Proposed translations
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Selected
circulating
is an option if you want to keep the idea of motion.
But otherwise 'being spread'
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Glad to be of help. Just to let you know though, according to the rules you are supposed to leave the question open for 24 hours before awarding points. Someone else may have had a much better idea!
But otherwise 'being spread'
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-02-12 19:02:39 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to be of help. Just to let you know though, according to the rules you are supposed to leave the question open for 24 hours before awarding points. Someone else may have had a much better idea!
Note from asker:
| Ok, I haven't used this option often, I forgot. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Well, yes, it is now so obvious to me.
Thanks Natasha!"
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cjohnstone
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carried, moved over
an idea to keep movement
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-02-12 19:01:10 GMT) Post-grading
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sent rolling
launched on
moving around
sent flowing
spreading
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-02-12 19:01:10 GMT) Post-grading
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sent rolling
launched on
moving around
sent flowing
spreading
27 mins
untruths trafficked on the Internet
Where "trafficked" has the sleazy, illegal, immoral, potentially illgotten-gains connotations that might be value added to your text.
9 hrs
fallacies circulating over the Internet
Hello,
Although the question has been graded, I will offer a translation.
faussetés = fallacies (false statements, notions)
véhiculées sur Internet = communicated over the Internet
Although the question has been graded, I will offer a translation.
faussetés = fallacies (false statements, notions)
véhiculées sur Internet = communicated over the Internet
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